Mary's Boy Child

Words & Music: Jester Hairston

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2. While shepherds watched their flocks by night They saw a bright new shining star, They heard a choir sing, The music seemed to come from afar. 3. Now Joseph and his wife Mary Came to Bethlehem that night, They found no place to bear her child, Not a single room was in sight. CHORUS 4. By and by they find a little nook, In a stable all forlorn; And in a manager cold and dark, Mary's little Boy was born. 5. Long time ago in Bethlehem So the Ho-ly Bible say, Mary's Boy Child, Jesus Christ, Was born on Christmas Day. CHORUS