ALL along the way
As through the night we go,
I see the little houses
In lighted row on row-
The flying train goes by
And sounds its whistle clear,
And all the waiting houses
They lift their lights and hear:
A thousand homes for miles on miles,
I press the pane to see;
And each has lights that wait its own
As my lights wait for me-
All the little homes
And every one alight!
Lord, keep the people happy
That wait in them tonight!
(Margaret Widdemer)
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