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Eugene Field - Bethlehem-Town
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    As I was going to Bethlehem-town,
    Upon the earth I cast me down
    All underneath a little tree
    That whispered in this wise to me:
    "Oh, I shall stand on Calvary
    And bear what burthen saveth thee!"

    As up I fared to Bethlehem-town,
    I met a shepherd coming down,
    And thus he quoth: "A wondrous sight
    Hath spread before mine eyes this night,--
    An angel host most fair to see,
    That sung full sweetly of a tree
    That shall uplift on Calvary
    What burthen saveth you and me!"

    And as I gat to Bethlehem-town,
    Lo! wise men came that bore a crown.
    "Is there," cried I, "in Bethlehem
    A King shall wear this diadem?"
    "Good sooth," they quoth, "and it is He
    That shall be lifted on the tree
    And freely shed on Calvary
    What blood redeemeth us and thee!"

    Unto a Child in Bethlehem-town
    The wise men came and brought the crown;
    And while the infant smiling slept,
    Upon their knees they fell and wept;
    But, with her babe upon her knee,
    Naught recked that Mother of the tree,
    That should uplift on Calvary
    What burthen saveth all and me.

    Again I walk in Bethlehem-town
    And think on Him that wears the crown.
    I may not kiss His feet again,
    Nor worship Him as did I then;
    My King hath died upon the tree,
    And hath outpoured on Calvary
    What blood redeemeth you and me!
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