WE saw Thee not when Thou didst come To this poor world of sin and death, Nor e'er beheld Thy cottage home In that despised Nazareth; But we believe Thy footsteps trod Its streets and plains, Thou Son

LET earth and heaven combine, Angels and men agree, To praise in songs divine The incarnate Deity, Our God contracted to a span, Incomprehensibly made man. O Child! Thy silence speaks, And bids us not

The Lord of hosts, the God most high, Who quits His throne on earth to live, With joy we welcome from the sky, With faith into our hearts receive. Faith sees the sapphire throne, Where angels evermore

Haste with the shepherds; see The mystery of grace : A manger-bed, a Child, Is all the eye can trace. A Saviour born, in love supreme He comes our fallen souls to raise; He comes His people to redeem With

THE Maker of the stin and moon, The Maker of our earth, Lo! late in time, a fairer boon, Himself is brought to birth. Love shall be our token, Love be yours and love be mine, Love to God and all men, Love

STRONG Son of God, immortal Love, Whom we, that have not seen Thy face, By faith, and faith alone, embrace, Believing where we cannot prove Come then, O Lord, Thy light impart, The faith that bids our

As they offered girts most rare At Thy cradle rude and bare; So may we with holy Joy, Pure, and free from sin's alloy, All our costliest treasures bring, Christ, to Thee, our heavenly King. Then let us

THE first Nowell the angel did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay : In fields where they lay a-keeping their sheep On a cold winter's night that was so deep. Nowell, Nowell, Nowell,

And ye, beneath life's crushing load Whose forms are bending low, Who toil along the climbing way With painful steps and slow— Look now! for glad and golden hours Come swiftly on the wing : O rest beside

No ear may hear His coming; But In this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive Him, still The dear Christ enters In. Sacred Infant, all divine, What a tender love was Thine, Thus to come from highest

Hark! a voice from yonder manger, Soft and sweet, doth entreat: Flee from woe and danger; Brethren, come;from all doth grieve you, You are freed; all you need I will surely give you. Cold on His cradle

Come then, let us hasten yonder; Here let all, great and small, Kneel in awe and wonder,Love Him who with love Is yearning; Hall the Star, that from far Bright with hope Is burning. BRIGBTEST and best

To Bethlehem straight the enlightened shepherds ran. To see the wonder God had wrought for man : Then to their flocks, still praising God, return. And their glad hearts with holy rapture burn; Amazed,

CHRISTIANS, awake, salute the happy morn, Whereon the Saviour of the world was born; Rise to adore the mystery of love, Sages, leave your contemplations; Brighter visions beam afar; Seek the great Desire

Shepherds In the Held abiding, Watching o'er your flocks by night, God with man is now residing, Yonder shines the Infant light; Come and worship, Worship Christ the new-bornKing. Yea, Lord , we greet

Shepherds In the Held abiding, Watching o'er your flocks by night, God with man is now residing, Yonder shines the Infant light; Come and worship, Worship Christ the new-bornKing. Sing, choirs of angels,

SING we the King who Is coming to reign, Glory to Jesus, the Lamb that was slain, Life and salvation His empire shall bring, Joy to the nations when Jesus is King. With mercy's mildest grace, He governs

O unexampled love O all-redeeming grace! How swiftly didst Thou move To save a fallen race What shall I do to make it known What Thou *or all mankind hast done? Be this while life Is mine, My canticle

I praise the God of grace; I trust His truth and might; He calls me His, I call Him mine, My God, my joy, my light. Be this, when day is past, Of all my thoughts the last, May Jesus Christ be praised The

WHEN morning gilds the skies, My heart awaking cries : May Jesus Christ be praised ! Alike at work and prayer To Jesus I repair : May Jesus Christ be praised Let earth and heaven agree, Angels and men