Jesus, our brother, kind and good, was humbly born in a stable rude.
And the friendly beasts around him stood, Jesus, our brother, kind and good.

"I," said the sheep with curly horns. "I gave him my wool to keep him warm.
He wore my coat on Christmas morn. I," said the sheep with curly horns.

"I," said the cow, all white and red. "I gave him my manger for his bed.
I gave him my hay to pillow his head. I," said the cow all white and red.

"I," said the dove in the rafters high. "I cooed him to sleep so he would not cry.
We cooed him to sleep, my mate and I. I," said the dove in the rafters high.

"I," said the donkey, shaggy and brown. "I carried his mother uphill and down.
"I carried his mother to Bethlehem town. I," said the donkey, shaggy and brown.

So, all the beasts by some good spell, in the stable dark were glad to tell
Of the gifts they gave Emmanuel, the gifts they gave Emmanuel.

An American carol.

Other carols in Carols for Our Time.

Ding Dong! Merrily on High
The Coventry Carol
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Patapan
What Child is This?
Unto Us a Child is Born
The Huron Carol
A Child is Born
Bring a Light, Jeannette, Isabella
Jesus Born in Bethlehem
In the Dark of Winter
Foom, Foom, Foom!
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Little Drummer Boy
Gabriel's Message
Hush, My Dear
Infant Holy
Savior of the Nations, Come
We Three Kings

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