The Yule-Log
Reading edition
Hale the Yule-log in! Heap the fagots high! With a merry din Rouse old Revelry! Cry “Noel! Noel!” Till the rafters ring, And the gleeful bell Peals its answering! Brim the Christmas cup From the wassail-bowl, Now the flame leaps up With its ruddy soul! In the glowing blaze How the dancers spin! Deftest in the maze, Nimble Harlequin! Grim Snapdragon comes With his mimic ire, And his feast of plums Smothered in the fire. O the days of mirth, And the nights akin! Heap the Christmas hearth; Hale the Yule-log in!