Three Marian Carols III "The Christ Child Lay on Mary's Lap" (McClure) December 27, 2007
G.K Chesterton (1874-1936)
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child lay
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Ma
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the world,
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His hair
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child lay
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world's
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the
world,
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here
the
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child
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child
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crown.
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And
And
all
was
the flow'rs
the flow'rs
all
like
a
hair
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a
looked up
at
looked up
at
ry's knee,
like
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was
Ma
hair
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at
ry's knee,
stood
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Him,
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stars
looked
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and
the
looked down.
stars
and all
the
down.
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and all
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Him,
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all
the
flow'rs
and
all
the
flow'rs
and
the
flow'rs
looked
the
flow'rs
looked
all
all
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all
all
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flow'rs
flow'rs
the
the
stars
all
stars
up
at
Him,
and
looked
down.
looked
at
and
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down.
Him,
the
looked
all
up
looked
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the
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