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CATHOLIC HYMNS.

By St. Joseph's thoughts amaz'd,
When he first upon Thee gaz'd,
And his Lord and Maker saw
Laid upon a bed of straw,—
Babe of Bethlehem, &c.

And oh, more than all the rest,
By the joy of Mary's breast
When she, kneeling, first ador'd
Thee, her child and yet her Lord,—
Babe of Bethlehem, &c.


31. Litany of the Childhood of Jesus.

By the name which Thou didst take,
Suffering early for our sake;
Name ador'd on bended knee,
Name of grace and majesty,—

Chorus.

Child of Mary, hear our cry!
Thou wert little once as we;
Hear the loving Litany
We, Thy children, sing to Thee.

By the joy of Simeon blest,
When he clasp'd Thee to his breast;
By the widow'd Anna's song,
Pour'd amid the wondering throng,—
Child of Mary, &c.