Children, can you truly tell,
Do you know the sto­ry well,
Every girl and ev­ery boy,
Why the an­gels sang for joy

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On the Christ­mas morn­ing,
On the Christ­mas morn­ing?

Yes, we know the sto­ry well;
Listen now, and hear us tell
Every lit­tle girl and boy,
Why the an­gels sang for joy

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Shepherds sat up­on the ground,
Fleecy flocks lay scat­tered round,
When a bright­ness filled the sky,
And a song was heard on high

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Joy and peace the an­gels sang,
Far the plea­sant echoes rang;
Peace on earth, to men good will,
Hark! the an­gels sing it still

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For a lit­tle babe this day,
Cradled in a man­ger lay;
Born on earth our Lord to be,
This the won­der­ing angels see

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