_So the three of them together sing_:


THE CAROL OF THE FRIENDLY BEASTS[1]

Jesus our brother, strong and good,
Was humbly born in a stable rude,
And the friendly beasts around him stood.

I, said the cow, all white and red,
I gave him my manger for his bed,
I gave him my hay to pillow his head.

I, said the camel, yellow and black,
Over the desert, upon my back,
I brought him a gift in the wise man's pack.

I, said the donkey, shaggy and brown,
I carried his mother uphill and down,
I carried her safely to Bethlehem town.

I, said the sheep, with the curly horn,
I gave him my wool for his blanket warm,
He wore my coat on Christmas morn.

I, said the dove, from my rafter high,
Cooed him to sleep that he should not cry,
We cooed him to sleep my mate and I.