t'l: filf" mi f^ f ¥ r^^\ I illVlV\\\'^^ ■pmi fV^ Sm HAYERGAL f'.\';,ft.^^...^, ■'':*_" "^'■-'^. ;,":■* t<- ;.y;.>*-/,,'. ;:, ,, .■■ ■• ["•■.-*''■ ^y*Mj^ii'-' -.'•^*-^'-.' •■X''•;• IK- Jit' r*AW ,.*«■** ■' /•'■'■ -.]'< Bells Across the Snow BY FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK E. P. BUTTON AND COMPANY 31 West Twenty Third Street 1885 CoPVKIGHT, 1S82, By E. p. button AND COMPANY. ^^(PS^S A>^)^^ Press of J. J. Little & Co., Nos. 10 to 20 Astor Place, New York. 1 ,.^ o A If Gift, O Friend, for thee, As '■^Christmas comes again!'''' minor chords there be Blent with the pleasant strain, They do but tend To make it end fuller harmony / **^,, .-'<^ Jessie McDermott. Alfred Fredericks W. L. Taylor. grsifltttU fag F. T. Merrill. H. Sandham. E. H. Garrett. W. P. Snyder. Drazvn aiid Engraved under the supervision of George T. Andrew. Half Title i Dedication 5 " Christmas, merry Christmas ! " . . 9 Under the mistletoe ... - . 11 " With its memories and greetings " 13 " There 's a minor in the carol " . . 15 " And a spray of cypress twining " . 15 " As we listen in the starlight " . . 17 " Since other voices blended with the carol and the song ! " . . . 19 " If we could but hear them singing as they are singing now " . . . 21 " There would be no sigh to smother " 23 " The days of our unshadowed glee " 25 " With holy songs of glory " ... 27 " For peace and hope may brighten " 29 '' Christinas, tnerry Christmas.'''' BELLS ACROSS THE SNOW. O Christmas ! merry Christmas ! Is it really come again, With its memories and greetings, With its joy and with its pain ? •' With its memories and greetings. " There's a minor in the carol, And a shadow in the light, And the hush is never broken By laughter light and low, As we listen in the starlight To the "bells across the snow." 1 ^-S ^^^- ■ '?■-:':- -^m^mwm^^. ^=*ff;i» mm k^f' ■; ;|; ^. :i|j- -n -,. i^^l vj'^ ' '':v-t^^ ^ "0 ^SFi""" V ^ ^"^^s? IkH^S^nH m ^^^^SMM-_ y^jih,^- 1 R 1 J 1 '-\ ill F ' -- ' O Christmas, merry Christmas ! 'T is not so very long Since other voices blended With the carol and the son^ If we could but hear them singing As they are singing now, If we could but see the radiance Of the crown on each dear brow, There would be no sigh to smother, No hidden tear to flow, As we listen in the starlight To the " bells across the snow," O Christmas, merry Christmas ! This never more can be ; We cannot bring again the days Of our unshadowed glee. But Christmas, happy Christmas, Sweet herald of good-will, With holy songs of glory Brings holy gladness still. BELLS ACROSS THE SNOW. ^ CHRISTMAS ! merry Christmas ! ^^ Is it really come again, With its memories and greetings, With its joy and with its pain ? There 's a minor in the carol, And a shadow in the light. And a spray of cypress twining With the holly wreath to-night. And the hush is never broken By laughter light and low, As we listen in the starlight To the "bells across the snow." C) Christmas, merry Christmas ! 'T is not so very long Since other voices blended With the carol and the song ! If we could but hear them singing As they are singing now, If we could but see the radiance Of the crown on each dear brow, There would be no sigh to smother, No hidden tear to flow. As we listen in the starlight To the "bells across the snow" O Christmas, merry Christmas ! This never more can be ; We cannot bring again the days Of our unshadowed glee. But Christmas, happy Christmas, Sweet herald of good-will, With holy songs of glory Brings holy gladness still. For peace and hope may brighten, And patient love may glow, As we listen in the starlight To the "bells across the snow.