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kenneth leighton - an ode of the birth of our saviour lyrics

in numbers, and but these few
i sing thy birth, oh jesu!
thou prettie babie, borne here
with sup’rabundant scorn here:
who for thy princely port here
hadst for thy place
of birth a base
outstable for thy court here

instead of neat inclosures
of interwoven osiers;
instead of fragrant posies
of daffadils, and roses;
thy cradle, kingly stranger
as gospell tells
was nothing els
but, here, a homely manger

but we with silks, (not crewels)
with sundry precious jewells
and lilly+work will dresse thee;
and as we dispossesse thee
of clouts, wee’l make a chamber
sweet babe, for thee
of ivorie
and plaister’d round with amber
the jews they did disdaine thee
but we will entertaine thee
with glories to await here
upon thy princely state here
and more for love, then pittie
from yeere to yeere
wee’l make thee, here
a freeborn of our citie

- kenneth leighton lyrics

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