Mary's Boy Child
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Jester Hairston
arr. John van Gulik

Mary's Boy Child is a 1956 Christmas song written by Jester Hairston.  Covered and made famous by Harry Belafonte and Boney M, it has hit the top of the charts.  Here is a new arrangement for TTBB male voice choir with a lively piano part.

Long time ago in Bethlehem, so the Holy Bible say,
Mary's boy child Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day

Hark now hear the angels sing, a new King was born today
And man will live forevermore because of Christmas Day

Now Joseph and is wife Mary came to Bethlehem that night,
And found no place to bear their child, not a single room was in sight.

By and by they found a nook in a stable all forlorn.
And in a manger cold and dark, the little boy was born.

Hark now hear the angels sing, a new King was born today
And man will live forevermore because of Christmas Day

Trumpets sound and angels sing!  Listen to what they say:
That man will live forevermore because of Christmas day.

Long time ago in Bethlehem, so the Holy Bible say,
Mary's boy child Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day

Hark now hear the angels sing, a new King was born today
And man will live forevermore because of Christmas Day

Trumpets sound and angels sing!  Listen to what they say:
That man will live forevermore because of Christmas day.

That man will live forevermore because of Christmas day.