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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-12-22, Page 1EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING DECEMBER 22nd, 1938 HE long Journey from NTazareth to Beth- a new Star in the sky . « . sic above the hills of Judea ■er of angel wings , . . the lepherds « • . new-born te teir gifts of gold, lehem . heavenly mu . , . the flutter swift journeying of the Shepherd; N/Lary and Joseph and the coming of the Wise M.enj with thei frankincense and myrrh . . • From these inspiring things the Song of Christmas was fashioned more than twenty centuries ago. The years have added new notes of happiness. Carols and song upon the air . . . candles gleaming into the night . « . secret whisperings and laughter in the home , . . greetings going from friend to friend,,/. . , deeds of love and mercy done in the name of a Child. No great symphony or composition can match the Song of Christmas. It rises above the clatter and roar of the city; it throbs through the scattered town and hamlet; it sings through the sunlit islands of the South; it permeates the frozen wastes of the NT orthland. In ever-widening volume its strains echo around the world. Before its magic the hosts of darkness take flight. It touches the slumbering chords of memory; it heals old Kurts and scars; it binds loved ones in a closer and deeper tie. There are no friendless or forsaken within its sound; under its influence the strong reach out to help tbe weak. Peace and Love and Joy, these are its loudest notes, and they are for all men. For the Song of Christmas is the greatest of all songs because it is under­ stood by every heart. © Western Newspaper Uatoa,