Richard Watson Gilder ( 4 of 14 )
I am the laughter of the new-born child
On whose soft-breathing sleep an angel smiled.
I am the laughter of the new-born child
On whose soft-breathing sleep an angel smiled.
What babe new born is this that in a manger cries?
Near on her lowly bed his happy mother read more
What babe new born is this that in a manger cries?
Near on her lowly bed his happy mother lies.
Oh, see the air is shaken with white and heavenly wings--
This is the Lord of all the earth, this is the King of Kings.
Stream of the living world
Where dash the billows of strife!--
One plunge in the mighty torrent
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Stream of the living world
Where dash the billows of strife!--
One plunge in the mighty torrent
Is a year of tamer life!
City of glorious days,
Of hope, and labour and mirth,
With room and to spare, on thy splendid bays
For the ships of all the earth!
I am the spirit of the morning sea,
I am the awakening and the glad surprise.
I am the spirit of the morning sea,
I am the awakening and the glad surprise.
