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Come, come, come to the manger

(COME TO THE MANGER. Irregular)

Refrain:
Come, come, come to the manger,
children, come, to the children’s King;
sing, sing, chorus of angels,
star of morning o’er Bethlehem sing.

1.

He lies ’mid the beasts of the stall,
who is Maker and Lord of us all,
the wintry wind blows cold and dreary,
see, he weeps, the world is weary;
Lord, have pity and mercy on me!

Refrain:
Come, come, come to the manger,
children, come, to the children’s King;
sing, sing, chorus of angels,
star of morning o’er Bethlehem sing.

2.

He leaves all his glory behind,
to be Savior of all humankind,
with grateful beasts his cradle chooses,
thankless world his love refuses;
Lord, have pity and mercy on me!

Refrain:
Come, come, come to the manger,
children, come, to the children’s King;
sing, sing, chorus of angels,
star of morning o’er Bethlehem sing.

3.

To the manger of Bethlehem come,
to the Saviour Emmanuel’s home;
the heav’nly hosts above are singing,
set the Christmas bells a-ringing,
Lord, have pity and mercy on me!

Refrain:
Come, come, come to the manger,
children, come, to the children’s King;
sing, sing, chorus of angels,
star of morning o’er Bethlehem sing.

This hymn is in the public domain.

Text as printed in Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New (2000).

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