Scripture Verse

Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11

Introduction

Words: Ma­ry A. Kid­der, in White Robes, by Alon­zo J. Ab­bey & Mer­ritt J. Mun­ger (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Ol­iv­er Dit­son, 1879), pag­es 90–91.

Music: Ches­ter G. All­en (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Kid­der or All­en (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Glory in the high­est, glo­ry!
Saints and an­gels praise the morn;
Shout ho­san­na, tell the sto­ry,
Christ the Lord of life is born.

Refrain

In the man­ger He is sleep­ing;
Scarce we hear His gen­tle breath;
Yet, O glo­ry, hal­le­lu­jah!
He hath come to save from death;
Yet, O glo­ry, hal­le­lu­jah!
He hath come to save from death.

Praise Him, praise Him ev­ery na­tion!
On this hap­py fes­tive morn;
Praise the Rock of our sal­va­tion,
Christ the Lord of life is born.

Refrain

He who trod the way be­fore us,
Bore for us re­proach and scorn,
See His ban­ner wav­ing o’er us,
Christ our lov­ing Sav­ior born.

Refrain

Glory in the high­est, glo­ry!
Hail the Sav­ior’s na­tal morn;
Saints and an­gels tell the sto­ry,
Christ the Lord of life is born.

Refrain