Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE LAMB-CHILD, by JOHN BANISTER TABB


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First Line: When christ the babe was born
Last Line: And baby-lamb he blessed.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Christmas; Nativity, The


When Christ the Babe was born,
Full many a little lamb
Upon the wintry hills forlorn
Was nestled near its dam;

And, waking or asleep,
Upon His mother's breast,
For love of her, each mother-sheep
And baby-lamb He blessed.





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