Have A Merry Christmas

from Have A Merry Christmas by Hiram Ring

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lyrics

Sometimes Christmas seems so far away
Even though the season's come
The clouds are heavy and the sky is gray
You cannot see the sun

Tis the season to be jolly,
Fa la la la la, la lay
When the season seems more like folly,
That's when I hear them say

Have a merry Christmas

This is the season when a baby came
Upon the earth to roam
Heavenly wanderer, the star-struck child
To bring us to our home

Born in a stable with the sheep and goats
There on the straw he lay
And angels visited - a heavenly host
They were the first to say

Have a merry Christmas

I haven't traveled like the wise men did
To reach the baby's side
Maybe if I had seen the star that night
I wouldn't run and hide

It's hard to face the world - this much is true
It's truer every day
But when I think upon the Christmas child
At least I still can say

Have a merry Christmas

If you're a wanderer in a far-off land
Or stranger in your home
You have a friend in the Christmas child
Who came to earth to roam

When Christmas season feels like folly
Fa la la la la, la lay
Remember there's a reason to be jolly,
A reason you can say

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from Have A Merry Christmas, released November 27, 2012

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Hiram Ring Lancaster

Hiram was born and raised in Ghana, West Africa. A globe-trotting musician, his music has been compared to a mixture of Jack Johnson and Bob Dylan. He moved to Singapore in 2010 and is currently working on a PhD in Linguistics, documenting an unwritten language in India. ... more

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