At work be­side His fa­ther’s bench,
At play when work was done;
In quiet Ga­li­lee He lived—
The Friend of ev­er­yone.

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Comrade of boys and girls like us,
Playmate so straight and true,
In all our work, in all our play,
Make us true com­rades, too.

And in the lit­tle flat-roofed home
He served with will­ing hand;
His mo­ther’s dai­ly bur­dens bore,
Her joys and plea­sures planned.

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And as He grew to be a man,
He wan­dered far and wide,
To be a friend to ev­ery­one
Throughout the coun­try­side.

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Comrade of men, so strong and true,
Help us strong friends to be;
Make us true com­rades one and all,
To oth­ers and to Thee.

Through hard­ships and through dan­gers, too,
Undaunted, tire­less, brave;
For trou­bled, sick and wea­ry friends
His dai­ly life He gave.

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And when He left His fait­hful friends
To do His work and will,
He pro­mised them He’d be, un­seen,
Their faith­ful com­rade still.

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