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Text:The Invitation
Author:Lydia O. Baxter
Tune:BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS
Composer:Theodore Edson Perkins
Media:MIDI file

10869. The Invitation

Teachers:
Jesus once lay in the manger,
Little ones, for you and me;
Holy angels stood in wonder,
Thus the Lord of life to see.
From the starry heights of Heaven
Music floated all around;
And the theme to man was given,
Peace on earth! O joyful sound!

Children:
Joyful sound! our happy voices
Gladly join the sweet refrain,
Jesus came, and earth rejoices
In the blessèd Savior’s name.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus once lay in the manger
Title: The Invitation
Author: Lydia O. Baxter
Meter: 87.87.87 D
Language: English
Source: Sabbath Carols (New York: Brown & Perkins, 1868)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS
Composer: Theodore Edson Perkins (1868)
Meter: 87.87.87 D
Key: A Major
Copyright: Public Domain



Media
Adobe Acrobat image: PDF
MIDI file: Midi
Noteworthy Composer score: Noteworthy Composer Score

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