[Christ Child by Lorna L. Effler (detail)]
In crime & enmity they lie
Who sin & tell us love can die
Who say to us in slanders breath
That love belongs to sin & death
From heaven it came on angels wing
To bloom on earth eternal spring
In falsehoods enmity they lie
Who sin & tell us love can die
Twas born upon an angels breast
The softest dreams the sweetest rest
The brightest sun the bluest sky
Are loves own home & canopy
The thought that cheers this heart of mine
Is that of love—love so divine
They sin who say in slanders breath
That love belongs to sin & death
The sweetest voice that lips contain
The sweetest thought that leaves the brain
The sweetest feeling of the heart
Theres pleasure in its very smart
The scent of rose & cinnamon
Is not like love remembered on
In falsehoods enmity they lie
Who sin & tell us love can die
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