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Text:Child Jesus Comes
Author:Hans Andersen
Tune:[Child Jesus comes, from heav'nly height]
Composer:Niels W. Gade

116. Child Jesus Comes

1 Child Jesus comes, from heav'nly height,
To save us from sin's keeping;
On manger straw, in darksome night,
The Blessed One lies sleeping;
The Star smiles down, the angels greet,
The oxen kiss the Baby's feet.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Child Jesus.

2 Take courage, soul, in grief cast down,
Forget the bitter feeling;
A Child is born in David's town,
To touch all souls with healing;
Then let us go and seek the child,
Children like Him, meek, undefiled.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Child Jesus!

Text Information
First Line: Child Jesus comes, from heav'nly height
Title: Child Jesus Comes
Author: Hans Andersen
Language: English
Publication Date: 1875
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Child Jesus comes, from heav'nly height]
Composer: Niels W. Gade
Key: F Major or modal
Notes: Public Domain.



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