The Friendly Beasts

X:1
T:The Friendly Beasts
M:3/4
L:1/4
C:anon. French
K:F
FFG | A2A | G2E | F2c | c2 c |
w:Je-sus, our broth-er, kind and good, Was hum-bly
d2d/d/ | c2c | A2A/A/ | A2G | B2A
w:born in a sta-ble rude; And the friend-ly beasts a-
G2F | A2z | ccB | A2F | G2E | F2z ||
w:round Him stood. Je-sus, our brother-er, kind and good.
W:1. Jesus, our brother, kind and good,
W:Was humbly born in a stable rude;
W:And the friendly beasts around Him stood,
W:Jesus, our brother, kind and good.
W:
W:2. "I," said the Donkey, shaggy and brown,
W:"I carried His mother up hill and down;
W:I carried His mother to Bethlehem town."
W:"I," said the Donkey, shaggy and brown.
W:
W:3. "I," said the Cow, all white and red,
W:"I gave Him my manger for His bed;
W:I gave Him my hay to pillow His head."
W:"I," said the Cow, all white and red.
W:
W:4. "I, said the Sheep, with the curly horn,
W:"I gave Him my wool for His blanket warm;
W:He wore my coat on Christmas morn."
W:"I," said the Sheep, with the curly horn.
W:
W:5. "I," said the Dove, from the rafters high,
W:"Cooed Him to sleep that He should not cry;
W:We cooed Him to sleep, my mate and I."
W:"I," said the Dove, from the rafters high.
W:
W:6. Thus every beast by some glad spell,
W:In the stable dark was glad to tell
W:Of the gift he gave Emmanuel,
W:The gift he gave Emmanuel.

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