Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal. 9th ed. ‎#a34

a34. The happy Christmas comes once more

1 The happy Christmas comes once more,
The heavenly Guest is at the door,
The blessed words the shepherds thrill--
The joyous tidings: Peace, Good-will!

2 To David's city let us fly,
Where angels sing beneath the sky;
Through plainand village pressing near,
And news from God with shepherds hear.

3 O let us go with quiet mind,
The gentle Babe with shepherds find,
To gaze on Him who gladdens them,
The loveliest flower of Jesse's stem.

4 The lowly Savior meekly lies,
Laid off the splendor of the skies;
No crown bedecks His forehead fair,
No pearl, nor gem, nor silk is there.

5 No human glory, might, and gold,
The lovely Infant's form enfold;
The manger and the swaddlings poor
Are His, whom angels' songs adore.

6 O wake our hearts, in gladness sing,
And keep our Christmas with our King,
Till living song, from loving souls,
Like sound of mighty water rolls.

7 O holy Child, Thy manger gleams
Till earth and heaven glow with its beams,
Till midnight hath noon's brightness won,
And Jacob's Star outshines the sun.

8 Thou Patriarch's joy, Thou Prophets' song,
Thou heav'nly Day-Spring looked for long,
Thou Son of Man, Incarnate Word,
Great David's Son, great David's Lord!

9 Come Jesus, glorious heav'nly Guest,
Keep Thine own Christmas in our breast;
Then David's harp-strings, hushed so long,
Shall swell our jubilee of song.

Text Information

• First Line: The happy Christmas comes once more
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1895
• Topic: The Church Year: Christmas
• Notes: Author from Index: Danish— Dr. Krauth

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