Key: G major
Verse 1
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on the feast of Stephen
When the snow lay round about,
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deep and crisp and even
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Brightly shone the moon that night,
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though the frost was cooler
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When a poor man came in sight,
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Gathering winter fuel.
Hither, page, and stand by me,
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If thou know'st its telling,
Yonder peasant, who is he?
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Where and what his dwelling?
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Sire, he lives o 'er goodly hands
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Underneath the mountain
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Right against the forest fence
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By St. Agnes' fountain
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Bring me pine logs hither
Thou and I will see him dine
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when we bear them hither
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Page and monarch, for they went,
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for they went together
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Through the rude winds, wild laments,
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and the bitter weather
Sire, the night is darker now
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and the wind blows stronger
Fails my heart, I know not how,
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I can go no longer.
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Mark my footsteps, my God -page,
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tread Thou in them lowly.
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Thou shalt find the winter's rage,
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freeze Thy bloodless holy.
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In his master's steps he trod,
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where the snow lay dented.
It was in the very sod
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which the saint had pre -empted.
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Therefore, Christian men, be sure,
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wealth or rank possessing,
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He who now will bless the poor
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Shall yourselves find blessing
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