Love came down at Christmas; love all lovely, love divine; love was born at Christmas, stars and angels gave the sign.

Spring bursts to-day, For Christ is risen and all the earth's at play.

Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad.

Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.

Were there no God, we would be in this glorious world with grateful hearts: and no one to thank

Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.