Tune: Personent Hodie - On this day earth shall ring
(\'Long ago, prophets knew\')
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God above, God of love
Your Spirit, holy dove
Came to earth, virgin birth
By His power would be
All revealed to Mary
Chorus
Let now praises ring
Earth and heaven sing
Dayspring\'s dawn, happy morn
Christ the Saviour is born
Mary, low, meek and mild
Would bear the pure Christ-child
She obeyed, not delayed
In beauty she arrayed
Of the Lord the handmaid - Chorus
Star of Beth\'lem shine bright
Chase away gloom and night
Light of the world revealed
Man\'s stresses, strivings stilled
When we unto Christ yield - Chorus
God of grace, here the face
Of your Son we do trace
See Him in manger stall
Yet He ruler of all
Welcomes whom on Him call - Chorus
God forgive, we shall ilve
Unto you praises give
You have sent us your Son
He the pure sinless One
Salvation\'s work has done - Chorus