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"All hail! " the bells of Christmas rang, "All hail! " the monks at Christmas sang, The merry monks who kept with cheer The gladdest day of all their year.
But still apart, unmoved thereat, A pious elder brother sat Silent, in his accustomed place, With God's sweet peace upon his face.