Hark! the full-voiced choir is sing­ing,
As the mid­night dark­ness flies;
Heavenly an­gels now are bring­ing
Peaceful tid­ings from the skies.

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Hail, O Je­sus! Hail, O Je­sus!
Sun of right­eous­ness, arise!
Sun of right­eous­ness, arise!

Yes, be­hold the day of glo­ry,
Dawn at length for all the earth;
List, the che­rubs tell the sto­ry—
This the day of Je­sus’ birth.

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Lo, He comes! His throne the man­ger,
Shepherds, seek His shrine the stall;
Ox and ass behold the strang­er,
God, who made and go­verns all!

Refrain

Mortals, raise your loud­est voic­es,
Jesus lifts on high your horn;
Earth re­deemed to­day re­joic­es,
For to­day her Lord is born!

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