(To learn more about "A Soldiers' Silent Night" click here)
Silence by Frederick E. Snow, The Outlook 1911
The purple flushing of the eastern sky;
The stately progress of the sun toward
even;
Night's mantle dropping from the quiet
heaven;
The holy hush which brings God's presence
nigh;
The dusky woods where cooling shadows
lie,
Where birds are still and Nature to repose
Sinks gently down; dews falling on the
rose;
Mountains sublime in distance looming high;
The smile of friends when love surpasses
speech;
The hand-clasp, given when sorrow is too
deep
For words. Ah me, the silence of life
Are mightier far, and higher lessons teach
Than all its noisy clamor! Let us reap
The bliss of those who keep themselves
from strife.
These men live and die for our "safe" silent nights. Please remember their sacrifices this season and write them before you sit down to abundant dinner or quiet, peaceful "silent night."
Write American soldiers this Christmas.
Write a Canadian Soldier at Christmas Time.
