We know a Christmas far above
This seeming Christmastide;
Christ comes again, as Life and Love—
In this truth we abide.
Once more the angel voices send
Their song o'er all the earth;
The Christ-idea they portend
Is springing into birth.
With joy our hearts are lifted high
In gratitude and praise;
Love's gentle presence, ever nigh,
Protects, directs our ways.
