i heard a knock upon my door midnight christmas eve half asleep i hurried down my visitor to receive at first i thought no one was there then all at once i saw a little baby lying there crying there at my door i took the baby in my arms in the winter s night the church bells never rang so clear the stars never shown so bright and as i gazed upon the face of the foundling child it seemed the angels on my tree looked down at me and smiled i thought about the holy child that christmas long ago and that was when i saw the note lying there in the snow please whoever finds my child be good to him and kind god bless you that was all it said mary it was signed