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There is heard a hymn when the panes are dim,
\nAnd never before or again,
\nWhen the nights are strong with a darkness long,
\nAnd the dark is alive with rain.<\/p>\n

Never we know but in sleet and in snow,
\nThe place where the great fires are,
\nThat the midst of the earth is a raging mirth
\nAnd the heart of the earth a star.<\/p>\n

And at night we win to the ancient inn
\nWhere the child in the frost is furled,
\nWe follow the feet where all souls meet
\nAt the inn at the end of the world.<\/p>\n

The gods lie dead where the leaves lie red,
\nFor the flame of the sun is flown,
\nThe gods lie cold where the leaves lie gold,
\nAnd a Child comes forth alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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