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‘Traditional Christmas Carol
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Verse 2
He came down to earth from Heaven,
Who is God and Lord of all;
And His shelter was a stable,
And His cradle was a stall.
‘With the poor and meek and lowly,
Lived on earth our Saviour holy.
Verse 3
And, through all his wond’ rous childhood,
He would honour and obey,
Love and watch the lowly maiden
In whose gentle arms He lay,
Christian children all must be
Mild, obedient, good as He.
Verse 4
For He is our childhoods pattern,
Day by day, like us, He grew.
He was little, weak and helpless;
Tears and smiles, like us, He knew.
And He feeleth for our sadness,
And He shareth in our gladness.
Verse 5
See music.
Verse 6
Not in that poor lowly stable,
With the oxen standing by,
We shall see Him, but in Heaven,
Set at God’s right hand on high:
When, like stars, His children, crowned
Allin white, shall wait around.