Christmas Child

Christmas Child - Burl Ives

Lyrics by：Roy C. Bennett/Sid Tepper

Composed by：Roy C. Bennett/Sid Tepper

I heard a knock upon my door midnight Christmas Eve

Half asleep I hurried down my visitor to receive

At first I thought no one was there

Then all at once I saw

A little baby lying there crying there at my door

I took the baby in my arms in the winter's night

The church bells never rang so clear

The stars never shown so bright

And as I gazed upon the face

Of the foundling child

It seemed the angels on my tree

Looked down at me and smiled

I thought about the holy child

That Christmas long ago

And that was when I saw the note

Lying there in the snow

Please whoever finds my child

Be good to him and kind

God bless you that was all

It said Mary it was signed