Children, the wide world ov­er,
Rally round your king;
Join in the an­gel chor­us,
Let your voic­es ring.
Once in a low­ly man­ger,
Now ex­alt­ed high;
Children, the wide world ov­er,
Sing, for the time draws nigh!

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O child­ren, ral­ly round Him,
Who was laid in man­ger low;
The king­ly Babe whose ad­vent night
Was lit by star’s bright glow.
O child­ren, ral­ly round Him,
On His birth night, wel­come sing!
Let earth re­spond while Hea­ven sings!
O sing! lit­tle child­ren, sing!

Children, the wide world ov­er,
Tell the sto­ry sweet;
Teach oth­er hearts to praise Him;
Bring them to His feet.
Come, as the sag­es, bear­ing,
Gifts, in wor­ship true,
Bring as your gift to Je­sus
Some one to love Him too.

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Tell how the Babe of Hea­ven
Came in match­less love—
Came from the heights of glo­ry
That dear love to prove.
Tell how He brought sal­va­tion
To this world below!
Tell how He gives in mer­cy
Balm for the whole world’s woe.

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