Tune: Yorkshire
(\'Christians awake, salute the happy morn\')
Luke 2 v.8-20 part
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The shepherds said, Let us to Beth\'lem go
And see this thing told to us, and then so
We shall for ourselves view what we have heard
Thus be confirmed to us the angel\'s word
The Lord has made it known to us, so we
Shall leave our sheep a while and go quickly
Then did they find Mary, Joseph, and babe
Jesus Christ, Son of God, who came to save
Lying there in a manger stall, food trough
Of animals, it sufficed, was enough
For He did come in His humility
And from our sins He sure would set us free
When this sight they saw, they told the saying
Which the angel that night to them did bring
\"Fear not, for behold, I bring good tidings
Of great joy to you, earth and heaven sings
It shall be unto all the people, for
To you is born a Saviour evermore\"
\"Born in city of David, Christ the Lord
It shall all be according to His word
And this shall be the sign to you, you shall
Find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and tell
That He is the one, in a manger laid
There you shall find Him to the world displayed\"
And all who heard this message did wonder
At what they heard, but Mary did ponder
Them all in her heart, meditatively
Then shepherds returned to sheep joyfully
Praising God for all they had heard and seen
For their journey to Bethlehem had been