Oh Î' tho

snow,.tho'beautiful snow, - - . i

''Filling tho sky ¿nd earth ,below, '. f

. .. ¡. " "Over tho hoúsotops, over.tho

street, J "Over the' headB of tho

peinle' you meet : 'Dancing-Flirtings-

Skimming alp-tg, ? ; .Beautiful snow it

can do noi wrong. "Flyipg to .kiss a

fair lady's cheek, .Clinjfing to

lip-)'in frolicsome ireak.", Beautiful

snow from poayenaba-jo, Pure as an

.angel,', gen th)¿ à .ï'ilovèt' V '. :?'

., ; ( x,, .Oh 1 the snow, tho beautlf

&l snow, -:" y. .. . JHow tho flakes

gather ànd' îaugli; aa they go,

'Whirling about in'mad3o^íng'fnIl,l, " '

Chastening-^ I^ughiftg-pHtirryihg T»y,-

' ?' .'' . .lt lightsOn'th'o faca and

spdrkies .tho eye,, 'And tho dbgs.with a

bark and a-bound'' 1 ' -"Snap at

the'orystaj^ijis^ .-The.

tóymTs'lálivp'ána'ita heart's in a glow

' To welcome the coming of

)beautif.ul,snow." . .íHow'^ldjtheícrpwd

gnca^sw^ayinif nlcng, 'f ¡ ' HaiHng each

otherjwith-hiínior-'and song'í: »-* .How

the gay sl-jighs like motcors flash by.

. Bright for tho mómenti then lost to

tho "oye : -Ringing-Swinging-Dashing

they go -Ovei%thploruet;of

ithtf:Beauti(ul^Sirb.w!¡!W; ¡rruv. , ]

Snow,so purofwhon it^lis.fç-'-wtb.e

eky.r , ' To be' ïramphVd^ and iracl^^

feet 'tTilVit blends'with'tho filttím

tho horrible* kreot. .Onco'I' was as

pure aa-the snow¿"bt\t'l;;foll-^í Fell

liko the snow flakes from Heaven to Holl

; Fell;to be..tramv51ed as filth-on the

-street,/ ;. . KFell to be scoffed, to

be spit on and beat.,'1 . ... -Pleading-

Oursiug-Dreading to clio, Soiling

my,soul-to whoever;wilj buy,; >tfvv

Dealing in ' shame fora^ morsel

of'bread, '; "." Hating-the living, and

fearing the dead.,, - t. Merciful

God,-have I fallen so low! vi,.:.

JAnd'.yót I-was onoo Uko the beautiful

snow.,., \ Onoe'I was fair-as

tho^oautifuVsnow, '* '? ' ' : With an

eye like a cry ii tal, a heart like'its

glow.; Once'I waa loved for my innpeent

grace~ . ' : - , Flattered and sought

for tho charms of my-faco ; Fathers-

Mothera--Sisters/all-:-r ...>»..." God

and' myself X have lost;by my fall ; The

veriest wretoh that goes shiveririg'by'

? . .Will make a-wide sweep lest I

wander too-nigh ; For all that is on-or-

àbove m«s!-I knowj: ; < There is

nothing'80 pure UH the beautiful snow.

How strange it should be that this

fautif al snow Should full on a sinner

with! nowhere to ger; , i How strange it

should bot.when tho night comes again

Vy^' ' '' ' ? ' ." '' ïliKjth.é snow.and

the'ioÇstruck'my desperate brain,

'Fainting-Freezing-Dying alone, . ' ¿ j

. "Taei'wiok'od for prayer-too .weak for

a moan, ? -1 Tó boíheard in the'streets

of tho'ciazy town 1 G.óno mad in the joy

of 'snow coming "down, To he «nd to dio

in my torriblo woo With'a-bod'and

a-shroud-Of tho beautiful snow. Helpless

and foul aa the trampled snow, Sinner,

despair not iVChrist stoopeth lbw, 'To

rescue tho saul th%t is lost in sin, .

And. raise it,to life and enjoyment

again. , .s ' v-Groaning-Bleeding-Dying

for thee, ;,' ": \ Tfeo Orricified hiing

cn tho cursed tree'; " ' ( -His,ancients

of morey,fall soft on thine oar;' Is

there mercy for,me i will He hoed my

weak prayer 7" .,. .OiGod ! in-Úio.

stream .that for sinners did flow,;

\Wash-me, and I shall bo whiter than

snow,- }