The Babe in Beth­lem’s man­ger laid,
In hum­ble form so low,
By won­d’ring an­gels is sur­veyed,
Thro’ all His scenes of woe.

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Nowell, Now­ell—
O sing a Sav­ior’s birth:
All hail His com­ing down to earth,
Who rais­es us to Heav’n.

A Sav­ior! sin­ners all around
Sing, shout the won­drous word;
Let ev­ery bo­som hail the sound,
A Sav­ior! Christ the Lord.

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For not to sit on Da­vid’s throne
With world­ly pomp and joy,
He came for sin­ners to atone,
And Sa­tan to des­troy.

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To preach the word of life di­vine,
To give the liv­ing bread,
To heal the sick with hand be­nign,
And raise to life the dead.

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He preached, He suf­fered, bled and died,
Uplift ’twixt earth and skies;
In sin­ners’ stead was cru­ci­fied,
For sin a sac­ri­fice.

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Well may we sing the Sav­ior’s birth,
Who need the grace so giv’n,
And hail His com­ing down to earth,
Who rais­es us to Heav’n.

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