COMING so silently down through the air,
Falling so lightly to lie here below,
Throwing its mantle so white everywhere,
Welcome to-day is the beautiful snow.
Say, do you know as you come here to-day,
Shrouding the pine trees which round this place grow,
Here men are bringing a comrade, to lay
Him gently to rest ‘neath your beautiful snow ?
Lo, now I hear the calm words the Faith gives,
Words that speak Peace to hearts stricken with woe ;
” Mine eyes shall see my Redeemer, who lives ” :
These are the words that I hear through the snow.
Homeward returning, while now not a sound
Breaks on the stillness; with steps soft and slow,
Thoughtful they go from the newly-made mound,
Mindful of One Who makes ” Whiter than snow.”
(Gerard Addington D Arcy Irvine)
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