I love the Christmas story

Representative Text

1 I love the Christ­mas sto­ry
Because I know ’tis true;
And tho’ I’ve oft­en heard it,
Yet it is al­ways new.
It a bless­èd sto­ry,
As dear as it can be;
It tells me that my Sav­ior
Was once a child like me.

2 I love the Christ­mas sto­ry
Because it is so sweet;
Christ came to bless the child­ren,
And guide their lit­tle feet.
It is a pre­cious sto­ry,
It shows God’s love to me;
The more I think about it,
The more His love I see.

3 Then tell the Christ­mas sto­ry,
Oh, tell it now to­night,
How Je­sus came in glo­ry,
To fill the world with light.
Oh, tell the story, child­ren,
With voic­es glad and free;
How on that bless­èd Christ­mas
He came to you and me.


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16438

Author: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I love the Christmas story
Author: Anonymous
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

WEBB

George J. Webb (b. Rushmore Lodge, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, 1803; d. Orange, NJ, 1887) composed WEBB (also known as MORNING LIGHT) on a voyage from England to the United States. The tune was published in The Odeon, a collection of secular music compiled by Webb and Lowell Mason (PHH 96) i…

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The Cyber Hymnal #16438

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