Scripture Verse

God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

Introduction

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Mildred J. Hill (1859–1916)

Words: A. Emi­lie Pouls­son, in the Pri­ma­ry Teach­ers’ Ma­nu­al, ed­it­ed by Chris­to­pher R. Black­all (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Am­eri­can Bap­tist Pub­li­ca­tion So­ci­ety, 1913), num­ber 28.

Music: Am­rit­sar Mil­dred J. Hill, 1913 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Pouls­son (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

While stars of Christ­mas shine,
Lighting the skies,
Let only loving looks
Beam from our eyes.

Refrain

For at this bless­èd time,
Long, long ago,
Christ Je­sus came,
Who lived God’s love to show.

While bells of Christ­mas ring,
Joyous and clear,
Speak on­ly hap­py words,
All love and cheer.

Refrain

Give on­ly lov­ing gifts,
And in love take,
Gladden the poor and sad
For love’s dear sake.

Refrain