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Told in the twilight

Chapter 22: THE CHILDREN’S SONG.
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A compact assortment of short lyrical poems aimed at children, presenting twilight moods, daydreams, and gentle moral observations. Imaginative vignettes mix whimsy and instruction: seaside fantasies populated by talking sea-creatures, street and river scenes that note poverty and longing, and tender encounters with swallows, lambs, cats, and other animals. Several pieces meditate on dreams, memory, and consolation, while others offer playful moral lessons about prudence, gratitude, and kindness, combining simple imagery with reflective, quietly didactic tones.

THE CHILDREN’S SONG.

What is the song the children hear,
O pealing bells, O Christmas bells,
Echoing high and low,
When skies are dark and winds are drear,
What is the song the children hear
Across the winter snow?
Christ is born (the joy-bells ring)
Christ is born to be your King,
Christ has come from Heaven to bring
Peace to earth below.
What is the song the children sing,
A carol sweet all hearts to greet,
Good news for high and low?
What is the news the children bring,
What is the song the children sing
As through the streets they go?
Christ is born (the children sing),
Christ is born to be our King,
Christ has come from Heaven to bring
Peace to earth below.