Little Children, Can You Tell?

Little children, can you tell, Do you know the story well

Tune: CHRISTMAS MORNING (55543)
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1 Little children, can you tell,
Do you know the story well,
Every girl and every boy,
Why the angels sing for joy
On the Christmas morning?

2 Shepherds sat upon the ground,
Fleecy flocks were scatter'd round,
When the brightness fill'd the sky,
And a song was heard on high,
On the Christmas morning.

3 "Joy and peace," the angels sang,
Far the pleasant echoes rang;
Peace on earth, to men good will!"
Hark! the angels sing it still
On the Christmas morning.

4 For a little babe that day,
Christ, the Lord of angels, lay,
Born on earth our Lord to be;
This the wondering angels see
On the Christmas morning.

5 Let us sing the angels' song,
And the pleasant sounds prolong:
This fair babe of Bethlehem
Children loves, and kisses them
On the Christmas morning.

6 "Peace" our little hearts shall fill,
"Peace on earth, to men good will!"
Hear us sing the angels' song,
And the pleasant notes prolong,
On the Christmas morning.

Source: The New Sabbath School Hosanna: enlarged and improved: a choice collection of popular hymns and tunes, original and selected: for the Sunday school and the family circle... #106a

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First Line: Little children, can you tell, Do you know the story well
Title: Little Children, Can You Tell?
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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