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THE HAZEL.
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There at last the lightning flashes,And the hail will soon come down,
And too close the thunder crashes,
And we have not reached the town.
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Come, my child, beneath this hazelCouch beside me on the moss;
For the lightning shuns the hazel
As the Devil shuns the cross.
3
Once the Blessed Mary wanderedWith the Saviour in her arms,
And the Devil, for spite, against her
Raised a tempest by his charms.
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Then she knelt beside a hazel,And she prayed to God most high;
And the lightning feared to harm her,
And the Devil was forced to fly.
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