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 That he should need a mother's care, For food to eat and clothes to wear;— How did the Virgin Mary know That he was Lord of all below?

MOTHER.

His coming, Lillie, was foretold By many holy men of old, And angels had been sent to tell That this dear child she loved so well

Should be her Savior, Christ the Lord, And she believed his precious Word; Mary oft pondered in her heart Those things the angels did impart.

CHILD.

How could they be so very poor, When Christ was Lord of all? I'm sure, I should have thought that he would come To live in some delightful home.

He could have had the sweetest spot In all the world,—why did he not? Why did the infant Savior lie In a poor stable? Tell me why

He did not have a home like ours, With a nice garden, full of flowers