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GmChristmas is now drawing near at hand 
Come serve the Lord and be at His command 
BbAnd God a portion for you will proEbvide 
GmAnd give a blessing to your soul besides
GmDown in the garden where flowers grow in ranks 
Down on your bended knees and give the Lord thanks 
BbDown on your knees and pray both night and Ebday 
GmLeave off your sins and live upright I pray
So proud and lofty is some sort of sin 
Which many take delight and pleasure in 
BbWhose conversation God doth much diEbslike 
GmAnd yet He shakes His sword before He strikes
So proud and lofty do some people go 
Dressing themselves like players in the show 
BbThey patch and paint and drEbess with idle stuff 
GmAs if God had not made them fine enough
Even little children learn to curse and swear 
And can't rehearse one word of godly prayer 
BbOh teach them better, oh teach them to rEbely 
GmOn Christ the sinner's friend who reigns on high

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Christmas Is Now Drawing Near

by Coil

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Christmas is now drawing near at hand

Come serve the Lord and be at His command

Bb Eb

And God a portion for you will provide

And give a blessing to your soul besides

Down in the garden where flowers grow in ranks

Down on your bended knees and give the Lord thanks

Bb Eb

Down on your knees and pray both night and day

Leave off your sins and live upright I pray

So proud and lofty is some sort of sin

Which many take delight and pleasure in

Bb Eb

Whose conversation God doth much dislike

And yet He shakes His sword before He strikes

So proud and lofty do some people go

Dressing themselves like players in the show

Bb Eb

They patch and paint and dress with idle stuff

As if God had not made them fine enough

Even little children learn to curse and swear

And can't rehearse one word of godly prayer

Bb Eb

Oh teach them better, oh teach them to rely

On Christ the sinner's friend who reigns on high

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