I did a little research of this beautiful song.
7 p* Q2 _: q: P7 eIt is one of the classic Christmas lyrics. I guess
6 ~% `# \. g, Wthe \"child\" may have a special meaning for a& L+ X/ Q5 o' X3 F- ]
Christian from a religious point of view. But
% G6 N. Z3 r3 ^; v5 c) q5 ~6 [this does not prevent others loving it in a7 F, O2 Q$ B$ D8 U
much broader sense.
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I found several versions of the poem on web, with some) y* A+ L" Q7 G) ^! _* F+ f
minority differences. To my ears, I heard the first( C j; i. A, |( A- F `' \2 u8 U, r5 U
sentence should be \"A ray of hope flickers in the sky\",
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whisper in the trees\". For the sentence, \"The rosy FUME* A2 s0 q2 D7 S( p8 ]! S5 W: z
settles all around\", some version uses \"HUE\", some uses
% o! C- }0 A! u2 X1 ]1 D\"VIEW\", some uses \"DAWN\", I really could not distinguish9 M8 n/ q5 V5 S( R
it (or the last one?).& `! O, O k' B" a% ]. m& N
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