Tell to me the sweet old sto­ry
Of the Babe of Beth­le­hem.
How He came to earth from Hea­ven
To re­deem poor fall­en men.

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Open wide, ye pear­ly por­tals,
Let our songs of praise as­cend
To the throne of our Re­deem­er—
Blessèd Babe of Beth­le­hem.

Tell me of His pain and angu­ish
Out in dark Geth­se­ma­ne;
Tell me of His bleed­ing, dy­ing
On the cross of Cal­va­ry.

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Tell me of His re­sur­rect­ion
And as­cen­sion from the tomb
To the height of end­less glo­ry,
Where He sits up­on His throne.

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Tell it o’er, and keep on tell­ing;
Not the half can e’er be told,
Of the beau­ty and the gran­deur,
That our eyes shall yet be­hold.

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