| The Friendly Beasts Jesus ourbrother, strong and good, Was humbly born in a stable rude, And the friendly beasts around Him stood, Jesus our brother, strong and good. "I," said the donkey, shaggy and brown, "I carried His mother up hill and down, I carried her safely to Bethlehem town; "I" said the donkey, shaggy and brown. "I," said the cow, all white and red, "I gave Him my manger for His bed, I gave Him my hay to pillow His head; " I," said the cow, all white and red. "I," said the sheep, with curly horn, "I gave Him my wool for His blanket warm, He wore my coat on Christmas morn; I," said the sheep, with curly horn. "I," said the dove, from the rafters high, "Cooed Him to sleep, my mate and I, We cooed Him to sleep, my mate and I; I," said the dove, from the rafters high. And every beast, by some good spell, In the stable dark was glad to tell, Of the gift he gave Immanuel, —English, Traditional |
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