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xxxxxxxxx? xxxxxxxxxxxxx ^a yI A CHRISTMAS BIT^5AIf I were Santa Claus this year.$ I'd change his methods for the day;j I'd give to all the children here-5 But there are things I’d take away .I’d enter every home to steal. *$ With giving I'd not be content. §* I'd find the heartaches men conceal. *And take them with me when I went. yiCopyright by Edear A GurytFrom Collected VersrReprinted by permission ol author.Iv¥¥¥I’d rob the invalid of pain: JA I’d steal the poor man's weight of care: yI'd take the prisoner’s ball and chain *a And every crime which sent him there.I'd take the mother’s fears away.The doubts which often fiet the wise—And all should wake on Christmas DayWith happy hearts and shining eyes. *For old and young this is my prayer: yGod bless us all this Christmas Day SAnd give us strength our tasks to bear, VAnd take our bitter griefs away’ *I*¥
Newspaper Details
Austin Christmas American Statesman
Austin, Texas, US
Sat, Dec 25, 1948
Page 45
Full Page
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