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Once in Bethlehem of Judah,
Far away across the sea,
There was laid a little Baby
On a virgin mother’s knee.
O Savior, gentle Savior,
Hear Thy loving children sing,
The God of our salvation,
The Child that is a King.
It was not a stately palace
Where that little Baby lay,
With His servants to attend Him,
And with guards to keep the way.
O Savior, gentle Savior,
Hear Thy loving children sing,
The God of our salvation,
The Child that is a King.
But the oxen stood around Him,
In a stable low and dim;
In the world He had created
There was not a room for Him.
O Savior, gentle Savior,
Hear Thy loving children sing,
The God of our salvation,
The Child that is a King.
For He left His Father’s glory,
And the golden halls above,
And He took our human nature,
In the greatness of His love.
O Savior, gentle Savior,
Hear Thy loving children sing,
The God of our salvation,
The Child that is a King.
Of His infinite compassion,
He can feel our want and woe;
For He suffered, He was tempted,
When He lived our life below.
O Savior, gentle Savior,
Hear Thy loving children sing,
The God of our salvation,
The Child that is a King.
Still His childhood’s bright example
Gives a light to our poor homes;
From the blood of His atoning
Still our hope of pardon comes.
O Savior, gentle Savior,
Hear Thy loving children sing,
The God of our salvation,
The Child that is a King.
Still He stands and pleads in Heaven,
For us, weak and sin-defiled;
God, who is a man for ever,
Jesus, who was once a child.
O Savior, gentle Savior,
Hear Thy loving children sing,
The God of our salvation,
The Child that is a King.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 7 8 7 r 7 7 7 6
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Dates:
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1916
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Bible Refs:
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Mic 5:2;
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MUSIC
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Name:
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ONCE IN BETHLEHEM OF JUDAH
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Meter:
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8 7 8 7 r 7 7 7 6
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echo ' | ';
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