'A MERRIE Christmas' to you! For we serve the Lord with mirth, And we carol forth glad tidings Of our holy Saviour's birth. So we keep the olden greeting With its meaning deep and true, And wish 'a merrie Christmas' And a happy New Year to you! Oh, yes! 'a merrie Christmas,' With blithest song and smile, Bright with the thought of Him who dwelt On earth a little while, That we might dwell for ever Where never falls a tear: So 'a merrie Christmas' to you, And a happy, happy year! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AN EPITAPH, INTENDED FOR HIMSELF by JAMES BEATTIE THE VOICE OF THE ANCIENT BARD, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE PERIMEDES, THE BLACKSMITH: PHILLIS AND CORIDON by ROBERT GREENE THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT by JONATHAN SWIFT IN MEMORY OF WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE |