Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Johnny Nash
Canonical path: /johnny-nash/sweet-little-jesus-boy
Related lyric paths: 6
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Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Read Sweet Little Jesus Boy lyrics by Johnny Nash on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Sweet Little Jesus Boy
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Sweet little Jesus boy
They made you be born in a manger
Sweet little Holy Child
We didn't know who you were
Didn't know you'd come to save us, Lord
To take our sins away
Our eyes were blind, we could not see
We didn't know it was You
Long time ago
You were born
Born in a manger low
Sweet little Jesus boy
The world treats you mean Lord
Treats me mean too
But that's how things are down here
We didn't know it was You
You have told us how
We are trying
You have shown us how
Even when you were dying
Just seems like we can't do right
Look how we treated you
But please, Sir, forgive us, Lord
We didn't know it was you
Sweet little Jesus boy
Born a long time ago
Sweet little Holy Child
We didn't know who You were
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Johnny Nash performs "Sweet Little Jesus Boy", and this lyric page sits inside the Johnny Nash catalog on LyroVerse.
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