Children, hail the ho­ly Stran­ger
Who des­cend­ed from ab­ove;
Who in Beth­le­hem’s low­ly man­ger
Showed the Fa­ther’s bound­less love.

Refrain

Babe of Beth­le­hem re­nown­èd,
Bearer of man’s sin and pain,
Now with won­drous glo­ry crown­èd,
Blessèd Stran­ger, come again.

Wave on high your palms be­fore Him;
Loud your glad ho­san­nas sing;
With the voice of praise ad­ore Him,
Hail Him as the child­ren’s king!

Refrain

While the proud and great are scorn­ing,
Higher sound the rap­tur­ous lays!
For from lips of lit­tle child­ren,
Hath the Lord per­fect­ed praise.

Refrain