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Jolly Farmer

Lyrics (Swedish folk song, Florence Hoare, 1911) 1. I know a jolly farmer so ruddy and trim,Whatever may be the weather ’tis splendid to him,Come sunshine or rain it is certain to please.What’s bad for the hay is just right ...

Little Old Sod Shanty

Info Settlers often made homes of sod in the Great Plains of the United States. Cellars were dug out first, then long slices of turf were piled around the edges. Wooden poles held up roofs also made of sod. (source: ...

In the Good Old Summertime

Lyrics (Melody by George Evans, 1902, Lyrics by Ren Shields) 1. There’s a time in each yearThat we always hold dear,Good old summer time;With the birds and the trees-es,And sweet scented breezes,Good old summer time,When you day’s work is overThen ...

Christmas Day

Lyrics (German folk tune, Lyrics by Richard Compton) 1. Oh Christmas is coming, oh Christmas is near,The day we love best of all days in the year;And good Santa Claus must be now on his way,With presents for children heaped ...

Christmas Eve

Lyrics (English folk tune, Lyrics by Cordelia Brooks Fenno) 1. On the ground the snowflakes glisten,This is the Eve of Christmas;Bells are chiming as we listen,This is the Eve of Christmas;The icicles hang above our heads,And this is the Eve ...

Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne

Lyrics (Melody by Timothy R. Matthews, Lyrics by Emily E. Elliott, 1864) Thou didst leave Thy throne and Thy kingly crown,When Thou camest to earth for me;But in Bethlehem’s home was there found no roomFor Thy holy nativity. RefrainO come ...

Who is He in Yonder Stall

Info This is the same composer as Up on the Housetop and Jolly Old St. Nicholas. Lyrics (Benjamin Hanby, 1866) 1. Who is He in yonder stallAt whose feet the shepherds fall?Who is He in deep distress,Fasting in the wilderness? ...

Of the Father’s Love Begotten

Lyrics (Medieval plainchant melody, Latin text by Prudential, b. 348) 1. Of the Father’s love begottenEre the worlds began to be,He is Alpha and Omega,He the Source, the Ending He,Of the things that are, that have been,And that future years ...

We Would See Jesus

Lyrics (Melody by Lowell Mason, 1854, Lyrics by Edgar Park, 1913) 1. We would see Jesus; lo!His star is shiningAbove the stable while the angels sing;There in a manger on the hay reclining;Haste, let us lay our gifts before the King. ...

Watchman Tell Us Of the Night

Lyrics (Melody by Lowell Mason, 1830, Lyrics by John Bowfin, 1825) 1. Watchman, tell us of the night,what its signs of promise are.Traveler, what a wondrous sight:see that glory-beaming star.Watchman, does its beauteous raynews of joy or hope foretell?Traveler, yes; ...
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