The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12004

12004. Long Ago On Christmas Day

1 Once a mother sweet and mild
Watched a little sleeping child,
Cradled in a bed of hay,
Long ago on Christmas day.

Refrain:
Carol, children, carol!
Carol sweet and low!
The Christ Child dear
For us came here,
On Christmas long ago.

2 Opening His wondering eyes
Under starry Syrian skies,
Smiled this Baby as He lay,
Long ago on Christmas day. [Refrain]

3 Love divine shone in His face,
Brightening all the humble place,
That rude stable where He lay,
Long ago on Christmas day. [Refrain]

4 And today we children sing,
Hailing Him a heav’nly king.
In all hearts, O Christ, we pray,
Be born again each Christmas day! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Once a mother sweet and mild
• Title: Long Ago On Christmas Day
• Author: Ada Taylor Dawes (1903)
• Refrain First Line: Carol, children, carol!
• Language: English
• Source: Children's Praise No. 1 by Isaac H. Meredith and Grant C. Tullar (New York: Tullar-Meredith, 1905)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Once a mother sweet and mild]
• Composer: Isaac Hickman Meredith
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain