The journal., December 19, 1946, Image 9

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SECTION TWO
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THE JOURNAL
of love and mercy done in the name of a Child.
around the world.
by every heart.
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111 ~~l°n9 iourney from ^azare^ Bethlehem...
a new Star in the sky... heavenly music above
the hills of Judea... the flutter of angel wings
... the swift journeying of the Shepherds ...
Mary and Joseph and the new-born Child •.
the coming of the Wise Men, with their gifts of gold, frankin­
From these inspiring things the Song of Christmas was
fashioned more than twenty centuries ago. The years have added
new notes of happiness. Carols and song upon the air... can­
dles gleaming into the night... secret whisperings and laughter
in the home... greetings going from friend to friend ... deeds
No great symphony or composition can match the Song of
Christmas. It rises above the clatter and roar of the city it
throbs through the scattered town and hamlet it sings through
the sunlit islands of the South it permeates the frozen wastes
of the Northland. In ever-widening volume its strains echo
Before its magic the hosts of darkness take flight. It touches
the slumbering chords of memory it heals old hurts and scars
it binds loved ones in a closer and deeper tie. There are no
friendless or forsaken within its sound under its influence the
strong reach out to help the weak. Peace and Love and Joy, these
are its loudest notes, and they are for all men. For the Song of
Christmas is the greatest of all songs because it is understood
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Thursday, Dec. 19, 1946