 | The poems of Robert Traill Spence Lowell |  |
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AN ANTHEM-CAROL FOR CHRISTMAS.
Out of highest heaven dropping,Like tinkling rain upon the sea
Came sweet music, swelling, stopping;
'Twas the angels' symphony.
“Glory be to God, on high!”
Ran like lightning round the sky:
Then, like rain-drops, fell agen,
“Peace on earth, good-will to men!”
1846.
| The poems of Robert Traill Spence Lowell | |