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| Text: | The happy Christmas comes once more |
| Author: | N. F. S. Grundtvig |
| Translator: | C. P. Krauth |
1 The happy Christmas comes once more,
The heav'nly Guest is at the door,
The blesséd 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 plain and 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 on 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 Come, Jesus, glorious heavenly Guest,
Keep Thine own Christmas in our breast;
Then David's harpstring, hushed so long,
Shall swell our jubilee of song.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | The happy Christmas comes once more |
| Translator: | C. P. Krauth |
| Author: | N. F. S. Grundtvig |
| Refrain First Line: | O, wake our hearts in gladness |
| Publication Date: | 1918 |
| Topic: | Christmas |
| Notes: | Tune: DET KIMMER NU TIL JULEFEST |
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