Jesus our brother, kind and good
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Was humbly born in a stable of wood
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And the friendly beasts around Him stood
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Jesus our brother, kind and good.
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"I," said the donkey, shaggy and brown,
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"I carried His mother up hill and down;
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I carried her safely to Bethlehem town."
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"I," said the donkey, shaggy and brown.
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"I," said the cow, all white and red
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"I gave Him my manger for a bed;
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I gave Him my hay to pillow His head."
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"I," said the cow, all white and red.
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"I," said the sheep with curly horn,
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"I gave Him my wool for His blanket warm;
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He wore my coat on that Christmas morn."
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"I," said the sheep with curly horn.
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"I," said the dove from the rafters high,
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"I cooed Him to sleep that He should not cry;
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We cooed Him to sleep, my mate and I."
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"I," said the dove from the rafters high.
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"I," said the camel, yellow and black,
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"Over the desert, upon my back,
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I brought Him a gift in the Wise Men's pack."
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"I," said the camel, yellow and black.
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Thus every beast remembering it well
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In the stable dark was so proud to tell
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Of the gifts that they gave Emmanuel
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The gifts that they gave Emmanuel
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The Friendly Beast
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Garth Brooks |