Luyện nghe bài hát The Christmas Guest

It happened one day December's end,
Two neighbors on an old friend.
And they found his shop so meager and
Made gay with thousand of green
And Conrad was with face a-shine
When he suddenly stopped as he a twine
And he said "Old friends, at today,
the cock was crowing the night away
The appeared in a dream to me
And said "I'm your guest to be."
So I've been busy with feet
my shop with branches 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 step as He my humble place.
And I'll the door and look on His face.
So his friends went home and Conrad alone
For this was the day he had known,
For long since, his family had away
And Conrad had many a sad Christmas Day.
But he knew with the Lord as his Guest
This would be the dearest and best.
So he listened with only joy in his
And with every sound he would rise a start
And for the Lord to be at his door.
the vision he had had a few hours before.
So he ran to the window after hearing a
But all he see on the snow covered ground
Was a shabby beggar whose were torn
And all of his clothes ragged and worn.
But Conrad was touched and he went to the
And he said, "You know, feet must be frozen and sore.
I have some in my shop for you
And a coat that will keep you too."
So with grateful heart the man went
but Conrad the time of day
And wondered what the Lord so late
And how longer he'd have to wait.
When he a knock, he ran to the door
But it was only a once more.
A bent old lady with a shawl of
a bundle of kindling piled on her back.
She asked for a place to rest
But that was for Conrad's Great Guest.
But her voice 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 filled with
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 he heard a cry
"Please help me and me where am I?"
So again he opened his friendly
And stood as twice before.
It was only a child who'd wandered
And was lost from her family on Day.
Conrad's heart was heavy and sad
But he he should make the little girl glad.
So he called her in and he wiped her
And all her childish fears.
Then he led her to her home once more
But as he entered his own darkened
he knew the was not coming today.
For the hours of Christmas had away
So he went to his room and down to pray
And he "Dear Lord, why did you delay?
kept you from coming to call on me?
For I so much your face to see."
When in the silence a voice he heard.
"Lift up your for I kept my word.
Three times my shadow crossed your
And three I came to your lonely door.
I was the beggar with bruised, cold
And I was the you gave something to eat.
I was the on the homeless street.
times I knocked, and three 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 Christmas Guest.