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they go,
O thou Man, O thou Man;
To
Bethlehem did they go
This thing to see.
To Bethlehem did they go

To see whether it was so,
Whether Christ was born or no,

To set
us free.
As the Angels before did say,
O thou Man, O thou Man;
As the
Angels before did say,
So it came to pass.
As the Angels before did
say,
They found Him wrapt in hay
In a manger where He lay,
So
poor He was.
In Bethlehem was He born,
O thou Man, O thou Man;
In
Bethlehem was He born
For mankind dear.
In Bethlehem was He

born
For us that were forlorn,
And therefore took no scorn
Our
sins to bear.
In a manger laid He was,
O thou Man, O thou Man;
In a manger
laid He was
At this time present.
In a manger laid He was

Between an ox and an ass,
And all for our trespass,
Therefore
repent.
Give thanks to God always,
O thou Man, O thou Man;
Give thanks
to God always
With hearts most jolly.
Give thanks to God always

Upon this blessed day,
Let all men sing and say,
Holy, Holy.
_Ravenscroft's Melismata, A.D. 1611._
THE SINGERS IN THE SNOW.
God bless the master of this house
And all that are therein,
And to
begin this Christmas tide
With mirth now let us sing.
For the
Saviour of all people
Upon this time was born,
Who did from death
deliver us.
When we were left forlorn.
Then let us all most merry be,
And sing with cheerful voice,
For we
have good occasion now
This time for to rejoice.
For, etc.
Then put away contention all,
And fall no more at strife,
Let every
man with cheerfulness
Embrace his loving wife.
For, etc.
With plenteous food your houses store,
Provide some wholesome
cheer,
And call your friends together
That live both far and near.
For, etc.

Then let us all most merry be,
Since that we are come here,
And we
do hope before we part
To taste some of your beer.
For, etc.
Your beer, your beer, your Christmas beer,
That seems to be so
strong;
And we do wish that Christmas-tide
Was twenty times so
long.
For, etc.
Then sing with voices cheerfully,
For Christ this time was born,

Who did from death deliver us,
When we were left forlorn.
For, etc.
A CHRISTMAS CHORUS.
Here is joy for every age--
Every generation;
Prince and peasant,
chief and sage,
Every tongue and nation,
Every tongue and nation,

Every rank and station,
Hath to-day salvation.
Alleluia!
When the world drew near its close,
Came our Lord and leader;

From the lily came the rose,
From the bush the cedar,
From the
bush the cedar,
From the judge the pleader,
From the saint the
feeder.
Alleluia!
God, that came on earth this morn,
In a manger lying,
Hallow'd
birth by being born,
Vanquished death by dying,
Vanquished death
by dying,
Rallied back the flying,
Ended sin and sighing.
Alleluia!

THREE SHIPS.
I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas day, on Christmas
day;
I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas day in the
morning.
And what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas day, on
Christmas day?
And what was in those ships all three,
On
Christmas day in the morning?
Our Saviour Christ and His lady,
On Christmas day, on Christmas
day;
Our Saviour Christ and His lady,
On Christmas day in the
morning.
Pray whither sailed those ships all three,
On Christmas day, on
Christmas day?
Pray whither sailed those ships all three,
On
Christmas day in the morning?
O they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas day, on Christmas day,

O they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas day in the morning.
And all the bells on earth shall ring,
On Christmas day, on Christmas
day;
And all the bells on earth shall ring,
On Christmas day in the
morning.
And all the angels in heaven shall sing,
On Christmas day, on
Christmas day;
And all the angels in heaven shall sing,
On
Christmas day in the morning.
And all the souls on earth shall sing,
On Christmas day, on Christmas
day;
And all the souls on earth shall sing,
On Christmas day in the
morning.
Then let us all rejoice amain,
On Christmas day, on Christmas day;

Then let us all rejoice amain,
On Christmas day in the morning.

JACOB'S LADDER.
As Jacob with travel was weary one day,
At night on a stone for a
pillow he lay;
He saw in a vision a ladder so high
That its foot was
on earth and its top in the sky.
Hallelujah to Jesus, who died on the
tree,
And hath rais'd up a ladder of mercy for me.
This ladder is high, it is strong and well made,
Hath stood hundreds
of years and is not yet decayed;
Many millions have climbed it and
reached Zion's hill,
And thousands, by faith, are climbing it still.
Hallelujah, etc.
Come, let us ascend, all may climb it who will,
For the angels of
Jacob are guarding it still;
And remember each step that by faith we
pass o'er,
Some prophet or martyr hath trod it before.
Hallelujah, etc.
And when we arrive at the haven of rest,
We shall hear the glad word:
Come up hither, ye blest!
Here are regions of light, here are mansions
of bliss,
Oh, who would not climb such a ladder as this?
Hallelujah, etc.
SAINT