Christmas Is Now Drawing Near

Christmas is now drawing near at hand 
Come serve the Lord and be at His command 
And God a portion for you will provide 
And give a blessing to your soul besides

Down in the garden where flowers grow in ranks 
Down on your bended knees and give the Lord thanks 
Down on your knees and pray both night and day 
Leave off your sins and live upright I pray

So proud and lofty is some sort of sin 
Which many take delight and pleasure in 
Whose conversation God doth much dislike 
And yet He shakes His sword before He strikes

So proud and lofty do some people go 
Dressing themselves like players in the show 
They patch and paint and dress with idle stuff 
As if God had not made them fine enough

Even little children learn to curse and swear 
And can't rehearse one word of godly prayer 
Oh teach them better, oh teach them to rely 
On Christ the sinner's friend who reigns on high