HYMN NO. 51

1. See! in yonder manger low,
Born for us on earth below,
See! The tender Lamb appears,
Promised from eternal years.
Hail, thou ever-blessed morn!
Hail, redemption’s happy down!
Sing through all Jerusalem,
‘Christ is born in Bethlehem.

2. Lo! within a manger lies
He who built the starry skies,
He who throned in height sublime,
Sits amid the Cherubim.

3. Say, ye holy shepherds, say
What your joyful news to-day;
Wherefore have ye left your sheep
On the lonely mountain steep!

4. ‘As we watched at dead of night,
Lo! we saw a wondrous light;
Angels, singing peace on earth,
Told us of the Saviour’s birth’

5. Sacred Infant, all Divine,
What a tender love was Thine,
Thus to come from highest bliss
Unto such a world as this!

6. Teach, O teach us, Holy Child,
By Thy face so meek and mild,
Teach us to resemble Thee
In Thy sweet humility.