CHRISTMAS SONG. 



I. 



The midnight sky was bright with stars, The silver moon look'd down, 

 And weary men had gone to rest Within the little town ; 

 The shepherds dozed beside their flocks, Forgetting day's long care, 

 When angel voices broke their dreams And glory fill'd the air. 



CHORUS : 



"Now glory to our God on high," 

 Their silver voices rang, 



"And peace to men of humble heart," 

 The joyous angels sang, 

 The angels sang, the joyous angels sang. 



II. 



Three wise men wand'ring o'er the waste Are guided by a light, 

 It is a Star that smiles on them, And leads them through the night; 

 It pauses o'er a stable rude, The door is just ajar, 

 And one small ray of feeble light Creeps out to meet the Star. 



CHORUS : 

 "What means this light?" the Magi said, 



"The Star it standeth still," 

 The shepherds in a breathless haste 



Came running from the hill ; 



They only found a stable dark and still. 



III. 



They softly push'd the door aside, Led by that tiny ray, 

 And found a little new-born babe Amid the fragrant hay; 

 His loving mother held Him close, The ox look'd from his stall, 

 For Him no other house hath room, The loving Friend of all. 



CHORUS : 

 Now glory to our God on high, 



Come, little children, sing, 

 And pray that peace may dawn on earth, 



And all its blessings bring, 



Hate rules no more ; and Love Divine is King. 



LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM. 



INTERMEDIATE. 



O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie ! 

 Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by ; 

 Yet in the dark streets shineth, The everlasting Light ; 

 The hopes and fears of all the years, Are met in thee tonight. 



How silently, how silently, The wondrous gift is giv'n ! 



So God imparts to human hearts, The blessing of His heav'n. 



No ear may hear His coming, But in this world of sin, 



Where meek souls will receive Him still, The dear Christ enters in. 



O holy Child of Bethlehem, Descend to us, we pray; 

 Cast out our sin and enter in, Be born in us today. 

 We hear the Christmas angels, The great, glad tidings tell ; 

 O come to us, abide with us, Our Lord Emmanuel. 



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