Luyện nghe bài hát The Christmas Guest

It happened one day near end,
Two neighbors on an old friend.
And found his shop so meager and lean
Made gay with thousand of green
And Conrad was with face a-shine
When he suddenly as he stitched 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 guest 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 wait for my Lord to appear
And listen so I will hear
His as He nears my humble place.
And I'll the door and look on His face.
So his friends went home and left Conrad
For this was the day he had known,
For long since, his family had passed
And Conrad had spent a sad Christmas Day.
But he knew with the Lord as his Christmas
Christmas would be the dearest and best.
So he listened with only joy in his
And every sound he would rise with 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 a sound
But all he see on the snow covered ground
Was a shabby beggar whose shoes were
And all of his were ragged and worn.
But Conrad was touched and he went to the
And he said, "You know, your must be frozen and sore.
I have shoes in my shop for you
And a that will keep you warmer too."
So grateful heart the man went away
but Conrad the time of day
And wondered what made the Lord so
And how longer he'd have to wait.
When he a knock, he ran to the door
But it was a stranger once more.
A bent old lady with a shawl of
With a bundle of kindling on her back.
She asked for only a place to
But that was reserved for Great Guest.
But her seemed to plead "Don't send me away,
Let me rest for on Christmas Day",
So Conrad brewed her a cup
And told her to sit at the and sup.
But after she left he was with dismay
For he saw that the hours were slipping
And the Lord come as he said he would.
Conrad felt sure he had misunderstood.
When out of the he heard a cry
"Please help me and tell me am I?"
So again he opened his friendly
And disappointed as twice before.
It was only a child who'd away
And was from her family on Christmas Day.
Again Conrad's heart was and sad
But he knew he should make the little glad.
So he her in and he wiped her tears
And all her childish fears.
he led her back to her home once more
But as he his own darkened door
he knew the was not coming today.
For the hours of Christmas had away
So he went to his room and knelt down to
And he said "Dear Lord, why did you
What kept you coming to call on me?
For I so much your face to see."
When in the silence a voice he heard.
"Lift up head for I kept my word.
Three times my crossed your floor
And times I came to your lonely door.
I was the beggar bruised, cold feet
And I was the woman you something to eat.
I was the child on the street.
Three 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 Christmas Guest.