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Author: Emily E. S. Elliott Appears in 51 hymnals Lyrics: 1 There came a little Child to earth
Long ago,
And the angels of God proclaimed His birth,
High and low.
2 Out in the night, so calm and still,
Their song was heard;
For they knew that the Child on Bethlehem’s hill
Was Christ the Lord.
3 They sing how the Lord of the world so fair,
A Child was born;
And that we might a crown of glory ware,
Wore a crown of thorn.
4 In mortal weakness, in want and pain,
He came to die,
That the children of earth might forever reign
With Him on high. Used With Tune: [There came a little Child to earth]
There Came a Little Child to Earth