Key: D minor
Intro 1
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Verse 1
day near December's end.
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Two neighbors called on an old friend,
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And they found his shop,
so meager and lean,
boughs of green.
with his face ashine,
the night away,
The Lord appeared in a dream to me,
And said, I'm coming, your guest to be.
So I've been busy,
with feet astir,
And strewing my shop with branches
of fir.
The table is spread,
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Now I'll wait for my Lord to appear,
and I'll open the door
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So his friends went home
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for this was the happiest day he'd known.
For long since his family had passed away
be the dearest and best.
and with every sound
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and look for the Lord to be at his door
hearing a sound,
was a shabby old beggar
whose shoes were torn
But Conrad was touched
and he went to the door,
and he said,
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Your feet must be frozen and sore.
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I have some shoes in my shop for you,
too."
the man went away,
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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.
When he heard a knock,
he ran to the door,
but it was only a stranger once more,
a bent old lady with a shawl of black
with a bundle of kindling piled on her back.
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but that was reserved for
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Conrad's great guest.
So Conrad brewed her a steaming cup
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and told her to sit at the table and sup.
slipping away.
And the Lord hadn't come
as he said he would,
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and Conrad felt sure he'd mis
understood.
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he heard a cry,
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Please help me and tell me where am I?
So again he opened his friendly door
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and stood disappointed as twice before.
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It was only a child
who'd wandered away
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family on Christmas Day.
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Again Conrad's heart was
heavy and sad,
the little girl glad.
So he called her in
and he wiped her tears
and quieted all her childish fears.
Then he led her back to her home
once more.
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But as he entered his own darkened door,
he knew that the Lord
was not coming today,
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for the hours of Christmas
And he said, Dear Lord,
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For I wanted so much your face to see.
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When soft in the silence, a voice he heard,
Lift up your head,
for I kept my word.
Three times my shadow crossed your floor,
And three times I came
to your lowly door.
I was the beggar with bruised, cold feet,
And I was the woman
you gave something to eat.
I was the child on a homeless street.
Three times I knocked
and three times I came in
love is the best
and I was honored to be your Christmas guest.
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