Verse 1:
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Holy Child, who chose the hearts of men
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To be His favoured home,
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Leaving heaven's gates for Bethlehem,
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God came to call His own.
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Now to us, the highest King is born;
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Behold the royal Son.
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Glory kneels to bind up all that's torn:
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The promised One has come.
Verse 2:
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Joy and pain as man He knew on earth,
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No place to lay His head.
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As a servant He embraced this world
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And on a cross He bled.
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Having borne the deepest grief of man
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He rose to heaven's throne;
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Now I'm sheltered in the Father's hand
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Until He calls me home.
Verse 3:
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May the gift of God a - maze us still,
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The triumph of all time.
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As His child I kneel to heaven's will
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To make His purpose mine.
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Though this road be scarred with trial and pain,
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It's paved with lavish grace.
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Knowing Him will be my greatest gain,
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His throne my resting place.