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Excerpt from The New Year's Peace, and Other Poems
With crown of ?ashing crystals, cold and Shining upon his wintry locks of white.
He raised his quiet, earnest eyes to Heaven, The east bloomed into day. O world! He cried, the Old Year is forgiven! Her sins, that fell like bitter raindrops driven On stormy seas, shall rise no more for aye!
Then January, with a childish grace, And merry song, arose; And with her robes, that shone like frosted lace, And smiles as bright as sunshine on her face, Stood like an angel, purer than the snows.
I saw her tarry at the poor man's door; Her merry greeting rang Like music through his cottage, and once more His heart grew light - more light than e'er before And, lifting up his face to God, he sang.
I saw her kiss poor tear-worn cheeks, and bring Light to the mourner's eyes; saw the sad turn from their pain, and sing; saw the weary bathe in Hope's pure spring That sweet Siloam that ?ows from Paradise.
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