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O Christmas Tree

Author: H. Brueckner Meter: 8.7.8.8.8.7 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree Lyrics: 1 O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How green thy branches ever! Thou still art green when summer wanes And wintry winds sweep o'er the plains. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How green thy branches ever! 2 O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy verdant branches please me. The sight of thee at Christmas time Doth make me sing a joyful rhyme. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy verdant branches please me. 3 O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy dress so green would teach me: Fair hope, in trouble and distress, Is felt to be a sweet caress. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy dress so green would teach me. 4 O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, What golden lights adorn thee! Like stars they shine in beauty bright, To fill each heart with pure delight. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, What golden lights adorn thee! 5 O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How loving hands have decked thee! Thus God's own love will make of me For Paradise a shining tree. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How loving hands have decked thee! Topics: Carols and Spiritual Songs Christmas Used With Tune: EVERGREEN Text Sources: From the German
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Bird So Blithe

Author: A. Higginson Meter: 8.7.8.8.8.7 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O bird so blithe, O bird so blithe Lyrics: 1 O bird so blithe, O bird so blithe, How firm thy trust abideth! Thou sowest not, thou reapest not, And hoarded grain thou heapest not; Yet bird so blithe, O bird so blithe, God for thy wants provideth. 2 O lily fair, O lily fair, How sweet thy beauty’s story! Thou toilest not, thou spinnest not, And earthly honors winnest not; Yet lily fair, O lily fair, Thou art arrayed in glory. 3 O childhood bright, O childhood bright, How sweet the joy thou bringest, When, trustful as the bird in air, And simple as the lily fair, O childhood bright, O childhood bright, Thy happy song thou singest! 4 O bird in air, O bird in air, Think not of coming sorrow, The Father dear who loveth all, Doth bear thy wing, doth watch thy fall; So bird in air, O bird in air, Still leave to Him the morrow. 5 O lily frail, O lily frail, How soon thy glory waneth! Up-springing with the morning glow, At evening’s breath thou liest low; Yet lily frail, O lily frail, Thy fragrance still remaineth. 6 O childhood brief, O childhood brief, Tho’ swift thy days pass by us, May thy firm trust, thy simple grace, Be aye our strength in manhood’s race; Then, childhood brief, O childhood brief, Thy joy shall still be nigh us. Used With Tune: GELDINGADALUR Text Sources: The Service of Praise by J. Lincoln Hall et al. (Philadelphia: Hall-Mack Company, 1900)
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