Luyện nghe bài hát The Christmas Guest

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