Unison

1.
Little King, so fair and sweet,
See us gathered at Thy feet:
Be Thou Monarch of our school,
It shall prosper 'neath Thy rule.
We will be Thy subjects true,
Brave to suffer, brave to do;
All our hearts to Thee we bring,
Take them, keep them, little King.

2.
Raise Thy little hand to bless
All our childhood's happiness;
Bless our sorrow and our pain,
That each cross may be our gain.
Be Thine own sweet childhood, Lord,
Sanctify each though and word,
Set Thy seal on ev'ry thing
Which we do, O little King.

3.
Be our Teacher when we learn,
All the hard to easy turn;
Be our Playmate when we play,
So we shall indeed be gay.
Keep us happy, keep us pure,
While our childhood shall endure,
All its days to Thee we bring,
Bless them guard them, little King.

4.
And when holidays have come,
Call Thy children to Thy home,
In that gentle voice of Thine,
Which we know, sweet Child divine.
At the gate, oh, meet us thus,
As we loved Thee--Child like us;
Stretch Thine hands in welcoming
To Thine own, O little King.

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No. 126

FOR CHILDREN
The Infant Jesus

When Blossoms flowered 'mid the snows

A Christmas Carol
For Unison Chorus
(Gesu Bambino)
Frederick H. Martens
Pietro A. Yon
Copyright 1917 by J. Fischer & Bro.
By permission of J. Fischer & Bro. Owners of Copyright
British Copyright Secured

Andante mosso

1.
When blossoms flowered 'mid the snows
Upon a winter night,
Was born the Child, the Christmas Rose,
The King of Love and Light.
The angels sang, the shepherds sang
The grateful earth rejoiced;
And at His blessed birth the stars
Their exultation voiced.

Refrain
O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

2.
Again the heart with rapture glows
To greet the holy night,
That gave the world its Christmas Rose,
Its King of Love and Light.
Let ev'ry voice acclaim His name,
The grateful chorus swell.
From paradise to earth He came
That we with Him might dwell.

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No. 127

FOR CHILDREN
The Infant Jesus

Dear little One! how sweet Thou art

Christmas
For additional Children's Hymn see No. 87

Father Faber
Nicola A. Montani

Andante

1.
Dear little One! How sweet Thou art,
Thine eyes, how bright they shine;
So bright, they almost seem to speak
When Mary's look meets Thine!

2.
How faint and feeble is Thy cry,
Like plaint of harmless dove,
When Thou