Once our gen­tle, loving Sav­ior,
Was a child like you and me;
Come, and hear the pre­cious sto­ry,
Naught on earth so sweet can be.

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Come, and hear the pre­cious sto­ry,
How He came the lost to save;
How His life was on­ly sor­row,
From the cra­dle, the cra­dle to the grave.

Come, and hear the pre­cious sto­ry,
How our bless­èd Lord was slain;
Once He gave Him­self our ran­som,
Now for us He lives again.

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Come, and hear the pre­cious sto­ry,
Though re­peat­ed o’er and o’er;
Still, it al­ways tell us some­thing
That we ne­ver knew be­fore.

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O how much we ought to thank Him
For the ma­ny gifts we share;
O how much we ought to praise Him
For His kind and watch­ful care.

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