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WHY DO BELLS OF CHRISTMAS RING?
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WHY DO LITTLE CHILDREN SING?
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ONCE A LOVELY SHINING STAR
SEEN BY SHEPHERDS FROM AFAR.
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GENTLY MOVED UNTIL ITS LIGHT
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MADE A MANGER'S CRADLE BRIGHT.
THERE A DARLING BABY LAY
PILLOWED SOFT UPON THE HAY;
AND HIS MOTHER SANG AND SMILED:
"THIS IS CHRIST...... THE HOLY CHILD."
THEREFORE BELLS FOR CHRISTMAS RING,
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THEREFORE LITTLE CHILDREN SING.
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Words by E. Field