Christmas Carol, No. 1
Uprouse ye, friends and neighbours,
For Christmastide is here,
And rest ye from your labours,
To spread your Christmas cheer;
The guiding star shines yonder,
With peace and promise bright;
No evil thing may wander
Abroad this Holy Night.
The air is sweetly bearing
The music of the bells;
Of love and happy faring
The glowing yule log tells;
Long may the Christmas story
To young and old be dear,
And give a passing glory
To speed the dying year.
