Scripture Verse

This shall be a sign unto you: You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. Luke 2:12

Introduction

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Richard Adams (1952–)

Words: Ri­chard W. Ad­ams, 2026. In­spired by Lu­el­la Clark, 1900.

Music: At Beth­le­hem J. Lin­coln Hall, The Ser­vice of Praise (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hall-Mack, 1900), num­ber 167 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lincoln Hall (1866–1930)

Lyrics

An in­fant in a man­ger,
And an­thems in the sky;
On earth a be­ne­dic­tion,
And prais­es from on high.
A glo­ry falls on Ju­dah,
A bright and won­drous light,
To draw the Jew and Gen­tile
From sor­row and night.

Refrain

The In­fant in the man­ger,
As an­thems fill the sky:
On earth a be­ne­dic­tion,
And prais­es from on high.

A migh­ty prince and Savior,
Immanuel, our king;
A nev­er fail­ing king­dom
Of bless­ing will He bring.
A king­dom filled with mer­cy,
With right­eous­ness and peace,
His king­dom, pow’r and glo­ry
Shall ev­er in­crease.

Refrain

Glad day­spring down from Hea­ven,
Now break up­on our night;
For morn­ing bring us glad­ness,
For dark­ness give us light.
Begotten of the High­est,
Redeemer all di­vine;
The an­gels are Thy her­alds,
The star is Thy sign.

Refrain

Preparèd is Thy path­way,
With blood and tears and pain;
Eternal is Thy glo­ry,
Forever is Thy reign.
Our pro­phet, priest, and Sav­ior,
Sing, an­gels in the sky;
The star is shin­ing bright­ly:
Redemption is nigh.

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