Luyện nghe bài hát The Christmas Guest

It happened one day December's end,
Two neighbors on an old friend.
And found his shop so meager and lean
gay with thousand bows of green
And was sitting with face a-shine
When he suddenly stopped as he a twine
And he "Old friends, at dawn today,
the cock was crowing the night away
The appeared in a dream to me
And said "I'm coming your to be."
So I've been busy feet astir
Strewing my shop with of fern.
The table is and the kettle is shined.
And over the rafters the is twined.
Now I'll wait for my to appear
And listen closely so I hear
His as He nears my humble place.
And open the door and look on His face.
So his friends went home and left alone
For this was the day he had known,
For long since, his family had away
And had spent many a sad Christmas Day.
But he knew with the Lord as his Guest
This Christmas be the dearest and best.
So he listened only joy in his heart
And with every sound he would rise a start
And for the Lord to be at his door.
Like the vision he had had a few before.
So he ran to the window after hearing a
But all he see on the snow covered ground
Was a shabby whose shoes were torn
And all of his clothes ragged and worn.
But Conrad was and he went to the door
And he said, "You know, feet must be frozen and sore.
I have some shoes in my for you
And a coat will keep you warmer too."
So with heart the man went away
but noticed the time of day
And wondered what made the Lord so
And how much longer he'd to wait.
he heard a knock, he ran to the door
But it was only a stranger more.
A bent old lady with a shawl of
a bundle of kindling piled on her back.
She asked for only a to rest
But that was reserved for Great Guest.
But her seemed to plead "Don't send me away,
Let me for awhile on Christmas Day",
So brewed her a steaming cup
And her to sit at the table and sup.
But after she left he was with dismay
For he saw that the hours were slipping
And the Lord hadn't as he said he would.
Then Conrad felt he had misunderstood.
out of the stillness he heard a cry
"Please me and tell me where am I?"
So again he opened his friendly
And disappointed as twice before.
It was only a who'd wandered away
And was lost her family on Christmas Day.
Again Conrad's heart was and sad
But he he should make the little girl glad.
So he called her in and he wiped her
And quieted all her fears.
Then he led her to her home once more
But as he entered his own door
he knew the was not coming today.
For the hours of Christmas had passed
So he went to his room and knelt down to
And he said "Dear Lord, why did you
What you from coming to call on me?
For I wanted so your face to see."
When soft in the silence a he heard.
"Lift up your for I kept my word.
Three times my shadow crossed your
And three times I came to your door.
I was the beggar bruised, cold feet
And I was the woman you something to eat.
I was the child on the street.
times I knocked, and three times I came in.
And each time I found the of a friend.
Of all the gifts, is the best.
And I was honored to be your Guest.