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CHRISTMAS CAROL: 1 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

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First Line: WHOSO HEARS A CHIMING FOR CHRISTMAS AT THE NIGHEST
Last Line: LIFE IS GOOD, AND DEATH IS GOOD, FOR CHRIST IS BEST.'
Subject(s): CHRISTMAS CAROLS;

WHOSO hears a chiming for Christmas at the nighest
Hears a sound like Angels chanting in their glee,
Hears a sound like palm boughs waving in the highest,
Hears a sound like ripple of a crystal sea.

Sweeter than a prayer-bell for a saint in dying,
Sweeter than a death-bell for a saint at rest,
Music struck in Heaven with earth's faint replying,
'Life is good, and death is good, for Christ is Best.'



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