\header{
  title = "The Friendly Beasts"
  composer = "Traditional"
  tagline = ##f
}
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	top-margin = .25 \in
	bottom-margin = 1 \mm
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	between-system-padding = 0

% this is a useful trick.
%  annotate-spacing = ##t

  page-top-space = 0 
  head-separation = 0
  next-space = 0
	next-padding = 1 \mm

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	d2. b2.:m  e2:m a4:7 d2. 	|	
	d2. g2. d2. d2.  |
	b2.:m   e2.:m  a2.  b2.:m    |
    d2.:/fis  b2.:m   e2:m a4:7  d2.  
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 \time 3/4
 \key d \major
	d4 d e   fis2 d4   e2 cis4 d2  d4 \break
	a'2 a4 b2 b8 b8 a2 g4 fis2  fis8 fis \break 
	fis2 e4 g2 fis4 e2 d4 fis2 r4 \break
	a4 a g fis2 d4 e2 cis4 d2 r4

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\addlyrics { 
"1. Je" -- sus, our Bro -- ther, strong and good, 
Was hum -- bly born in a sta -- ble rude;
And the friend -- ly beasts a -- round Him stood.
Je -- sus, our Bro -- ther, strong and good.
}

\addlyrics { 
"2. \"I\"," said the don -- key, shaggy and brown,
"\"I" carried His mother " " " " up_hill and down;
"\"I" " " carried His mother to Bethle -- hem "town.\""
"\"I\"," said the don -- key, shaggy and brown.
}
\addlyrics { 
"3. \"I\"," said the cow, all white and red,
"\"I" "gave Him" my man -- ger " " for a bed;
"\"I" " " "gave Him" my hay to pillow His "head.\""
"\"I\"," said the cow, all white and red.
}


\addlyrics { 
"4. \"I\"," said the sheep with cur -- ly horn,   
"\"I" "gave Him" my wool for His blan -- ket warm;
He " " wore my coat on Christ -- mas "morn.\""
"\"I\"," said the sheep with cur -- ly horn.
}


\addlyrics { 
"5. \"I\"," said the dove from raf -- ters high,
"Cooed" Him to sleep that He should not cry;
"\"I" " " "cooed Him" to sleep, my mate and "I.\""
"\"I\"," said the dove from raf -- ters high.
}


\addlyrics { 
"6. Thus" ev -- 'ry beast by some good spell
"In the" sta -- ble dark was " "  glad to tell
Of the gift he gave Em -- man -- u -- el,
The gift he gave Em -- man -- u -- el.
}


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