Luyện nghe bài hát The Christmas Guest

It happened one day December's end,
Two called on an old friend.
And they found his 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,
When the cock was crowing the away
The appeared in a dream to me
And said "I'm your 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 closely so I will hear
His as He nears my humble place.
And I'll open the door and on His face.
So his friends went home and left Conrad
For was the happiest 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 only joy in his heart
And with every sound he 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 hearing a sound
But all he could see on the snow covered
Was a beggar whose shoes were torn
And all of his were ragged and worn.
But Conrad was and he went to the door
And he said, "You know, your must be frozen and sore.
I have some shoes in my for you
And a coat that keep you warmer too."
So with grateful heart the man went
but noticed the time of day
And wondered made the Lord so late
And how much longer have to wait.
When he a knock, he ran to the door
But it was only a stranger more.
A old lady with a shawl of black
With a bundle of kindling on her back.
She asked for a place to rest
But was reserved for Conrad's Great Guest.
But her seemed to plead "Don't send me away,
Let me for awhile on Christmas Day",
So Conrad her a steaming cup
And her to sit at the table and sup.
But after she left he was filled dismay
For he saw that the were slipping away
And the Lord hadn't come as he he would.
Then felt sure he had misunderstood.
out of the stillness he heard a cry
"Please help me and tell me am I?"
So he opened his friendly door
And stood disappointed as before.
It was only a child wandered 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.
Then he led her back to her home once
But as he entered his own darkened
he knew the Lord was not today.
For the hours of had passed away
So he to his room and knelt down to pray
And he said "Dear Lord, why did you
What kept you from to call on me?
For I wanted so much your to see."
When in the silence a voice he heard.
"Lift up head for I kept my word.
Three my shadow crossed your floor
And three times I to your lonely door.
I was the beggar with bruised, cold
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 Christmas Guest.