Sing for Joy: a songbook for young children 10. As we deck our houses

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Sing for Joy‎#10

Text:	As We Deck Our Houses
Author:	Christine Fleming Heffner
Tune:	[As we deck our houses]
Composer:	W. A. Mozart
Media:	Audio recording

10. As We Deck Our Houses

Full Text

1 As we deck our houses
With twinkling lights aflame,
So the stars shone overhead
The nkght that Baby came.

2 As we hear the carols
All about the town,
Shepherds heard the angels sing
The night the lord came down.

3 As we give our presents
To the ones we love,
So God gave the greatest Gift:
His true Son from above.

Text Information
First Line:	As we deck our houses
Title:	As We Deck Our Houses
Author:	Christine Fleming Heffner
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1961
Topic:	Christmas; Giving and Sharing; Jesus Christ: His Birth; Love: for each other (1 more...)
Copyright:	© Christine Fleming Heffner 1961. From a longer poem, "The Candle in the Window"
Notes:	Now Public Domain