245. As Each Happy Christmas

1. As each happy Christmas
Dawns on earth again,
Comes the holy Christ Child
To the hearts of men.

2. Enters with His blessing
Into every home,
Guides and guards our footsteps,
As we go and come.

3. All unknown, beside me,
He will ever stand,
And will safely lead me
With His own right hand.

Text Information
First Line: As each happy Christmas
Title: As Each Happy Christmas
German Title: Alle Jahre wieder, kommt das Christus Kind
Author: Wilhelm Hey (1837)
Translator (from German): Harriet R. Spaeth (1885)
Meter: 65.65
Language: English
Source: Fabeln für Kinder (Hamburg, Germany: 1833) ; Translation: Little Children's Book (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1885)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ALLE JAHRE WIEDER
Composer: Johann Christian Heinrich Rink, 1770-1846
Meter: 65.65
Incipit: 33554 21234 24433
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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