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Saw You Never, in the Twilight

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BERTHOLD TOURS

1. Saw you never, in the twi-light, When the sun had left the skies,

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Up in heav'n the clear stars shin-ing Through the gloom, like sil

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of old the wise men, watching, Saw a little stran-ger star,

And they knew the King was giv - en, And they fol-lowed it from far. A-men.

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Know ye not that lowly Baby

Was the bright and morning Star? He Who came to light the Gentiles, And the darkened isles afar? And we, too, may seek His cradle; There our hearts' best treasures bring; Love, and faith, and true devotion, For our Saviour, God, and King. Amen.

CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER

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Love was born at Christ-mas, Stars and an-gels gave the sign. A-men.

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As with joy they hailed its light, Lead - ing on - ward, beam - ing bright,

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In the heavenly country bright
Need they no created light;
Thou its Light, its Joy, its Crown,
Thou its Sun which goes not down;
There for ever may we sing
Hallelujahs to our King. Amen.

WILLIAM CHATTERTON DIX

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For troubles such as man must bear,
From childhood to fourscore,

He shared with us, that we might share
His joy for evermore;

And twice a thousand years of grief,

Of conflict, and of sin,

May tell how large the harvest sheaf

His patient love shall win. Amen.

THOMAS TOKE LYNCH

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