Birth of Christ · Hymn 286 · C.M. & Ref
Joy fills our inmost heart to-day:
And they shall call his name Emmanuel. Matt.1:23.
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Joy fills our inmost heart to-day:
The royal Child is born:
And Angel hosts in glad array
His Advent keep this morn.
Refrain
Rejoice, rejoice! The incarnate Word
Has come on earth to dwell;
No sweeter sound than this is heard Emmanuel
2.
Low at the cradle throne we bend,
We wonder and adore;
And feel no bliss can ours transcend,
No joy was sweet before,
3.
For us the world must lose its charms
Before the manger shine,
When, folded in Thy mother’s arms
We see Thee, Babe divine.
4.
Thou light of uncreated Light,
Shine on us, Holy Christ;
That we may keep Thy birthday bright,
With service undefiled.
Amen