Child Jesus Came To Earth This Day

CHILD JESUS CAME TO EARTH THIS DAY
Lyrics: Translated from the Danish 
of Hans Christian Andersen 
Music: Niels W. Gade
Key: F

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Child Je-sus came to earth this day
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To save us sin-ners dy-ing
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And cra-dled in the straw and hay
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The Ho-ly One is ly-ing
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The stars shone down the Child to greet
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The low-ing ox-en kiss the feet
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Hal-le- lu-jah, Hal-le-lu-jah
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Child Je-sus