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Xviii.—Undee The Snow.
XVIII . —UNDEE THE SNOW .
« Thickxy Lie The Falling Flakes, Earth ...
_« Thickxy lie the falling flakes , Earth its warm white cover takes ,
And itself a shelter niakes Under the snow . ¦ ¦ Hid beneath that shelter warm ,
Kesteth , safe froni _threatening stonn , Many a flow ' ret's tender form
Under the snow . i Snowdrops peeping up so
white—Winter would have _nipp'd them quite—Shelter'd are they , out of sight ,
Under the snow . Deeply over all it lies ,
Fallen , noiseless , from the skies , Hiding all things from our eyes ,
Under the snow . In the churchyard lies it deep ;—
Weary eyes afresh must weep , For a lov'd one now dotli sleep Under the snow .
Weep not , weary , weeping eyes ; Churchyard treasure God doth prize :
He will watch o'er all that lies N Under the snow .
Purest mantle overspread , Gently rests upon her head ; '
God Himself will guard your dead Under the snow . Think not earth new life shall
know—Seasons come , and seasons go—And your dead rest -ever so
Under the snow . Beautiful , and fail * and bright
, , Shall , one day , be brought to light , Churchyard flowers , hid from sight