Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11
Words: E. B. Smith, in Primary Songs, edited by Mrs. D. C. Cook (Chicago, Illinois: David C. Cook, 1878).
Music: Lazarus E. B. Smith, 1878 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Smith’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
A star shone in the heavens
On Christmas morn,
Above the place where Jesus,
The Lord, was born.
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O holy, holy Christmas,
O blessèd, blessèd Christmas,
O joyful, joyful Christmas,
When Christ was born.
The wise men saw the brightness,
And came from far;
They found the way to Jesus,
Led by the star.
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Oh, may this star of beauty
Still point the way,
To lead us all to Jesus,
This Christmas day.
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