Gently falls the win­ter snow,
Earth lies si­lent­ly be­low,
While the ten­der plant ap­pears,
Promised long by ho­ly seers.

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Hail the ev­er bless­èd morn,
Hail the day that Christ was born;
Tell it thro’ Je­ru­sa­lem,
Christ is born in Beth­le­hem.

He who built the star­ry skies
Low within a man­ger lies,
Stooping from His throne sub­lime
High above the che­ru­bim.

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Say, ye won­der­ing shep­herds, say,
What your joy­ful news to­day;
Wherefore have you left your sheep?
Wherefore fail your watch to keep?

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As we watched at dead of night
Lo! we saw a won­drous sight—
Angels sing­ing Peace on earth,
Telling of the Sav­ior’s birth.

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Haste we now to greet God’s Child,
Watch His face so meek and mild,
Learn the love of Hea­ven to see
In our Lord’s hu­mi­li­ty.

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