1 Once a little baby lay,
Cradled in the fragrant hay,
Long ago on Christmas.
Stranger bed a babe ne’er found,
Wond’ring cattle stood around,
Long ago on Christmas.
2 By the shining vision taught,
Shepherds for the children sought,
Long ago on Christmas.
Guided in a star-lit way,
Wise men came their gifts to pay,
Long ago on Christmas.
3 And today the whole glad earth
Praises God for that Child’s birth
Long ago on Christmas.
For the Light, the Truth, the Way,
Came to bless the earth that day,
Long ago on Christmas.
Display Title: Long Ago on ChristmasFirst Line: Once the little Christ-child layTune Title: [Once the little Christ-child lay]Author: Emilie PoulssonDate: 1914
Display Title: Long ago on ChristmasLong ago on ChristmasFirst Line: Once a little baby lay Cradled on the fragrant hayAuthor: Emile PoulssonDate: 1942
Display Title: Once a little baby lay Cradled on the fragrant hayFirst Line: Once a little baby lay Cradled on the fragrant hayAuthor: Emile PoulssonDate: 1942
Display Title: Once a little baby lay Cradled on the fragrant hayFirst Line: Once a little baby lay Cradled on the fragrant hayAuthor: Emile PoulssonDate: 1937
Display Title: Once a little baby lay Cradled on the fragrant hayFirst Line: Once a little baby lay Cradled on the fragrant hayAuthor: Emile PoulssonDate: 1957
Display Title: Long Ago On ChristmasFirst Line: Once the little Christ-child layTune Title: [Once the little Christ-child lay]Author: Emilie PoulssonDate: 1935
Display Title: Long Ago On ChristmasFirst Line: Once the little Christ-child layTune Title: TORREÓNAuthor: A. Emilie PoulssonSource: Primary School Carols (Columbus, OH: Lutheran Book Concern, 1914)
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