Christmas Songs - Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine Lyrics
"Joseph dearest, Joseph mine,Help me cradle the child divine;God reward thee and All that's thineIn paradise,"So prays the mother Mary.[Chorus:]He came among us at Christmastide,At Christmastide, in Bethlehem;Men shall bring Him from far and wideLove's diadem: Jesus, Jesus,Lo, He comes, and loves, and saves, and frees !us"Gladly, dear one, lady mine,Help I cradle this child of thine;God's own light on us both shall shineIn paradise,As prays the mother Mary."He came among us at Christmastide,At Christmastide, in Bethlehem;Men shall bring Him from far and wideLove's diadem: Jesus, Jesus,Lo, He comes, and loves, and saves, and frees !usPeace to all that have goodwill!God, who heaven and earth doth fill,Comes to turn us away from ill,And lies so stillWithin the crib of Mary.He came among us at Christmastide,At Christmastide, in Bethlehem;Men shall bring Him from far and wideLove's diadem: Jesus, Jesus,Lo, He comes, and loves, and saves, and frees !usAll shall come and bow the knee,Wise and happy their souls shall be.Loving such a divinityAs all may seeIn Jesus, Son of Mary.He came among us at Christmastide,At Christmastide, in Bethlehem;Men shall bring Him from far and wideLove's diadem: Jesus, Jesus,Lo, He comes, and loves, and saves, and frees !usNow is born Emmanual,Prophesied once by Ezekiel,Promised Mary by Gabriel,Ah, who can tellThy praises, Son of Mary.He came among us at Christmastide,At Christmastide, in Bethlehem;Men shall bring Him from far and wideLove's diadem: Jesus, Jesus,Lo, He comes, and loves, and saves, and frees !usThou my lazy heart hast stirred,Thou, the Father's eternal Word,Greater than aught that ear has heard,Thou tiny birdOf love, thou Son of Mary.He came among us at Christmastide,At Christmastide, in Bethlehem;Men shall bring Him from far and wideLove's diadem: Jesus, Jesus,Lo, He comes, and loves, and saves, and frees !usSweet and lovely little one,Thou princely, beautiful, God's own Son,Without thee all of us were undone;Our love is WonBy thing, O Son of Mary.He came among us at Christmastide,At Christmastide, in Bethlehem;Men shall bring Him from far and wideLove's diadem: Jesus, Jesus,Lo, He comes, and loves, and saves, and frees !usLittle man, and God indeed,Little and poor, thou art all we need;We will follow where thou dost lead,And we will heedOur brother, born of Mary.He came among us at Christmastide,At Christmastide, in Bethlehem;Men shall bring Him from far and wideLove's diadem: Jesus, Jesus,Lo, He comes, and loves, and saves, and frees !us
