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Text:The Birthday Of A King
Author:William Harold Neidlinger
Tune:[In the little village of Bethlehem]
Composer:William Harold Neidlinger

99. The Birthday Of A King

1 In the little village of Bethlehem, there lay a Child one day,
And the sky was bright with a holy light o'er the place where Jesus lay.

Refrain:
Alleluia! O how the angels sang.
Alleluia! How it rang!
And the sky was bright with a holy light,
'Twas the birthday of a King.

2 'Twas a humble birthplace, but O how much God gave to us that day,
From the manger bed what a path has led, what a perfect, holy way. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: In the little village of Bethlehem
Title: The Birthday Of A King
Author: William Harold Neidlinger
Refrain First Line: Alleluia! O how the angels sang
Language: English
Publication Date: 2008
Topic: Christmas
Tune Information
Name: [In the little village of Bethlehem]
Composer: William Harold Neidlinger
Key: A♭ Major



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