Carol Service, 1947 - The Hymns and Carols of Christmas
Carol Service, 1947 - The Hymns and Carols of Christmas
Carol Service, 1947 - The Hymns and Carols of Christmas
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<strong>Carol</strong> <strong>Service</strong>, <strong>1947</strong><br />
When Jesus Christ Was Yet A Child<br />
1. When Jesus Christ was yet a child,<br />
He had a garden small <strong>and</strong> wild,<br />
Wherein he cherished roses fair,<br />
And wove them into garl<strong>and</strong>s there.<br />
2. Now once, as summer time drew nigh,<br />
<strong>The</strong>re came a troop <strong>of</strong> children by,<br />
And seeing roses on the tree,<br />
With shouts they plucked them merrily.<br />
3. “Do you bind roses in your hair?”<br />
<strong>The</strong>y cried, in scorn, to Jesus there.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Boy said humbly: “Take, I pray,<br />
All but the naked thorns away.”<br />
4. <strong>The</strong>n <strong>of</strong> the thorns they made a crown,<br />
And with rough fingers pressed it down,<br />
Till on his forehead fair <strong>and</strong> young,<br />
Red drops <strong>of</strong> blood, like roses sprung.<br />
Words: From <strong>The</strong> Russian<br />
Music: P. Tschaikowsky<br />
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