Behold a little Child

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(one verse plus refrain as introduction)

Behold a little Child,
laid in a manger bed;
the wintry blasts blow wild
around his infant head.
But who is this so lowly laid?
'Tis God by whom the worlds were made.

Alas! in what poor state
the Child of God is seen;
why does our God so great
choose out a home so mean?
That we may learn from pride to flee,
and follow God's humility.

Where Joseph plies his trade,
look! Jesus labors too;
the hands that all things made
an earthly craft pursue,
that weary folk in God may rest,
and faithful toil through Christ be blessed.

Christ! once yourself a child,
our childhood guard and guide;
be you its light and joy,
and still with us abide,
that your dear love, so great and true,
may draw us evermore to you.

Words: William Walsham How, 1872
Music: Wesley, Arthur's Seat
Meter: 66 66 88