will.  Then we find how true this word is:  “In Me ye shall have peace:  in the world ye shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”  It is true, is it not? not only as we commonly interpret, that the disciples of Christ shall have tribulation in this world; but that much that we, giving ourselves to the world, counted joy, was in reality tribulation, and we are glad to be rid of it.

     A babe is born to bliss us bring. 
     I heard a maid lulley and sing. 
     She said:  “Dear Son, leave Thy weeping: 
     Thy, Father is the King of bliss.” 
        Now sing we with Angelis: 
        Gloria in excelsis.

     “Lulley,” she said and sung also,
     “My own dear Son, why are Thou wo? 
     Have I not done as I should do? 
        Now sing we with Angelis: 
        Gloria in excelsis.

     “Nay, dear mother, for thee weep I nought,
     But for the woe that shall be wrought
     To Me ere I mankind have bought. 
     Was never sorrow like it i-wis.” 
        Now sing we with Angelis: 
        Gloria in excelsis.

     “Peace, dear Son!  Thou grievest me sore: 
     Thou art my child, I have no more. 
     Should I see men mine own Son slay? 
     Alas, my dear Son, what means all this?”
        Now sing we with Angelis: 
        Gloria in excelsis.

     “My hands, Mother, that ye now see,
     Shall be nailed to a tree;
     My feet also fast shall be,
     Men shall weep that shall see this.” 
        Now sing we with Angelis: 
        Gloria in excelsis.

     “Ah, dear Son, hard is my happe
     To see my child that lay in my lap,—­
     His hands, His feet that I did wrappe,—­
     Be so nailed; they never did amisse.” 
       Now sing we with Angelis: 
       Gloria in excelsis.

     “Ah, dear Mother, yet shall a spear
     My heart asunder all but tear: 
     No wonder if I care-ful were
     And wept full sore to think on this.” 
       Now sing we with Angelis: 
       Gloria in excelsis.

PART TWO

CHAPTER VIII

THE MAGI

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, Behold, there came Magi from the East to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews?

S. Matt.  II, i.

Hail to thee, Mary, the fair dove, which hath borne for us God the Word.  We give thee salutation with the Angel Gabriel, saying, Hail, thou that art full of grace; the Lord is with thee.

Hail to thee, O Virgin, the very and true Queen; hail, glory of our race.  Thou hast borne for us Emmanuel.

We pray thee, remember us, O thou our faithful advocate with our Lord Jesus Christ, that He may forgive us our sins.