Key: D major•
Verse 1
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It happened one day near December's
end when two neighbors
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Lean made gay with thousand bows
Sitting with faces shining when he sud
Stitched a twine and he said "Old friends,
it dawned today
As the cock was crowing the night
away the Lord appeared in
"I'm coming your guest to be."
So I've been busy with feet of stern
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strewing my shop with
and the kettle is shine.
is twine. Now I'll wait for my
so I will hear his step as
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He nears my humble place. And I'll open the
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door and look on His face.
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So his
Verse 2
friends went home
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and left Conrad alone for this
For long since his family had
many a sad Christmas Day.
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mas Guest this Christmas
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Would be the dearest and best.
Verse 3
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So he listened with only joy
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Every sound he would rise with a start
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and look for the
Lord to be at his door. Like the vision
he had had a few hours before.
So he ran to the window after hearing
a sound but all he could
was a shabby beggar whose shoes
Were torn and all of his clothes
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were ragged and worn.
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and he went to the door
must be frozen and sore.
I have some shoes in my shop for you
and a coat that will
Keep you warmer too." So with grate
But Conrad noticed the time of day
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and wondered what made the
Lord so late and how much longer he'd
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have to wait.
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When he heard a knock he ran
to the door but it was
old lady with a shawl of
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Black with a bundle of kindling
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For only a place to rest but
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Great guest. But her voice seemed
so Conrad brewed
Her a steaming cup and told her to
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He saw that the hours were slipping away
had misunderstood.
Verse 7
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When out of of the stillness
he heard a cry "Please
So again he opened his
Friendly door and stood disapoin
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ted as twice before.
and was lost from
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Again Conrad's heart was
heavy and sad but he knew
He should make the little girl glad.
So he called her in
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quieted all her childish fears.
Then he led her back to her home once
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more but as he
Entered his own darkened
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door he knew the
Lord was not coming today.
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Went to his room and knelt
"Dear Lord, why did you delay?
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Coming to call on me? For I wanted
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" When soft in the silence a voice he heard.
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"Lift up your head for I kept my word.
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Three times my shadow crossed your floor
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And three times I came
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to your lowly door.
I was the beggar with bruised, cold feet
something to eat.
I was the child on the homeless
street.
Three times I knocked,
And each time I found the warmth
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of a friend.
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Of all the gifts, love is the best.
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And I was honored to
be your Christmas Guest.
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