A Christmas Carol

(1903) by Phillips Brooks

Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas to-night! Christmas in lands of the fir tree and pine, Christmas in lands of the palm tree and vine; Christmas where snow-peaks stand solemn and white, Christmas where corn-fields lie sunny and bright; Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas to-night! Christmas where children are hopeful and gay, Christmas where old men are patient and gray; Christmas where peace, like a dove in its flight, Broods o'er brave men in the thick of the fight; Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas to-night! For the Christ-child who comes is the Master-of all, No palace too great and no cottage too small; The Angels who welcome Him sing from the height, “In the city of David a King in His might.” Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas to-night!