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BE MERRY by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "BE MERRY, BE MERRY, I PRAY YOU"
Last Line: "BE MERRY, BE MERRY, I PRAY YOU, BE MERRY EVERY ONE"
Subject(s): CHRISTMAS CAROLS;
@3Be merry, be merry, I pray you, be merry every one.@1

A PRINCIPAL point of charity,
It is merry to be
In Him that is but One.
@3Be merry, be merry, I pray you, be merry every one.@1

For He that is but One in bliss
To us hath sent His son, ywis,
To save us from our fone.
@3Be merry, be merry, I pray you, be merry every one.@1

For of a maiden a Child was born,
To save mankind that was forlorn.
Man, think thereon.
@3Be merry, be merry, I pray you, be merry every one.@1

Now Mary, for thy Son His sake,
Save them all that mirth do make,
And hold the longest on.
@3Be merry, be merry, I pray you, be merry every one.@1



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