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Rh By St. Joseph's thoughts amaz'd, When he first upon Thee gaz'd, And his Lord and Maker saw Laid upon a bed of straw,— Babe of Bethlehem, &c.

And oh, more than all the rest, By the joy of Mary's breast When she, kneeling, first ador'd Thee, her child and yet her Lord,— Babe of Bethlehem, &c.

 

the name which Thou didst take, Suffering early for our sake; Name ador'd on bended knee, Name of grace and majesty,—

Child of Mary, hear our cry! Thou wert little once as we; Hear the loving Litany We, Thy children, sing to Thee.

By the joy of Simeon blest, When he clasp'd Thee to his breast; By the widow'd Anna's song, Pour'd amid the wondering throng,— Child of Mary, &c. 