THE MOUNT OF THE HOLY CROSS.
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Down the rocky slopes and passes Of the everlasting hills Murmur low the crystal waters Of a thousand tiny rills; Bearing from a lofty glacier To the valley, far below, Health and strength for every creature,— ’Tis for them “He giveth snow.” On thy streamlet’s brink the wild deer Prints with timid foot the moss; To thy side the sparrow nestles,— Mountain of the Holy Cross! Pure and white amid the heavens God hath set His glorious sign: Symbol of a world’s deliverance, Promise of a life divine.
