Scripture Verse

Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him. Matthew 2:1–2

Introduction

Words: From Christ­mas Car­ols, by James M. Mc­Laugh­lin (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Ginn & Com­pa­ny, 1915), num­ber 1.

Music: Ar­ranged from Ed­vard H. Grieg (1843–1907) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Edvard H. Grieg (1843–1907)

Lyrics

Good day and wel­come, dear Christ­mas tree!
To young and old bring­ing peace and plea­sure,
’Mid glow and glim­mer and child­ren’s glee,
’Bove fruits and flags shines a bright star gold­en.
That star shall guide us, what­e’er be­tide us,
Tow’rd God on high!

’Twas Christ­mas­tide in the East­ern land
When God His star in the hea­vens kin­dled,
That all might know, to the far­thest strand,
To earth that night He had sent child Je­sus.
O won­drous sto­ry, what light and glo­ry
In Beth­le­hem!

At twi­light hour in the long ago
Our moth­er taught us the heav’n­ly mes­sage,
That Je­sus brought to all men be­low,
Those hours and words can ne’er be for­got­ten.
Those mem’ries saint­ed thou bring’st un­taint­ed,
O Christ­mas tree!