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Here we come a-wassailing

Here we come a-wassailing among the leaves so green,
Here we come a-wandering so fair to be seen.
Love and joy come to you, and to you your wassail too.
And God bless you and send you a Happy New Year,
And God...

Once in Royal David's City

Once in Royal David's city
Stood a lowly cattle shed
Where a mother laid her Baby
In a manger for His bed;
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ her little Child

He came down to earth from Heaven
Who is...

House protecting: God, bless the world and all that is therein

House protecting

God, bless the world and all that is therein.
God, bless my spouse and my children,
God, bless the eye that is in my head,
And bless, O God, the handling of my hand;
What time I rise in the morning early,
What time I...

Once in Royal Davids city

Once in royal Davids city,
Stood a lowly cattle shed,
Where a mother laid her Baby,
In a manger for His bed:
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ, her little Child.

He came down to earth from heaven,...

From Highest Heaven I Come To Tell

From highest heaven I come to tell
The gladdest news that e'er befell;
These tidings true to you I bring,
And gladly of them say and sing.

'To you today is given a Child,
Born of a chosen virgin...

Give Heed My Heart

Give heed, my heart, lift up thine eyes!
What is it in that manger lies?
Who is the Child so young and fair?
The blessèd Christ Child lieth there.

My heart for very joy doth leap,
My lips no more can silence keep;...

God from on High hath heard

God from on high hath heard;
Let sighs and sorrows cease;
Lo! from the opening Heav n descends
To man the promised Peace.

Hark! through the silent night
Angelic voices swell;
Their joyful songs proclaim...

It is childish to remain in a hole when you can take yourself out.

The key that unlocks is also the key that locks. Honor a child, and he will honor you.

The antics of a market buffoon provide laughter, but nobody prays that his child becomes the market buffoon.

As long as a cock lives, it is said to have belonged to the child of the house; but when it is slaughtered for super, it is then that the real owner emerges.

If you knock your head against a wall, then a coconut tree and pillar and your head still remains undamaged my child, go and hide that head of yours; it is a good head.

As porridge benefits those who heat and eat it, so does a child benefit those that rear it.

He who knows not and knows not that he knows not is a fool. Shun him. He who knows not and knows that he knows not is a child. Teach him. He who knows and knows not that he knows is asleep. Wake him. He who knows and knows that he knows is a wise...

You only understand the joys of parenthood when you have your first child, you only understand the mystery of death when in mourning.

A loving wife is often blessed with the birth of a tenth child.

Genius can be recognized by its childish simplicity.

Never boast -- you might meet someone who knew you as a child.

The gem of the sky is the sun; the gem of the house is the child.

Never be boastful; someone may come along who knew you as a child.