The snow lay on the ground,
The stars shone bright,
When Christ our Lord was born
On Christ­mas night.
Venite ado­re­mus Do­mi­num;
Venite ado­re­mus Do­mi­num.

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Venite ado­re­mus Do­mi­num;
Venite ado­re­mus Do­mi­num;
Venite ado­re­mus Do­mi­num;
Venite ado­re­mus Do­mi­num;

’Twas Ma­ry, daugh­ter pure
Of ho­ly Anne,
That brought in­to this world
The God made man.
She laid Him in a stall
At Beth­le­hem;
The ass and ox­en shared
The roof with them.

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Saint Jo­seph, too, was by
To tend the Child;
To guard him, and pro­tect
His mo­ther mild;
The an­gels ho­vered round,
And sang this song,
Venite ado­re­mus Do­mi­num.

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And thus that man­ger poor
Became a throne;
For He whom Ma­ry bore
Was God the Son.
O come, then, let us join
The heav’n­ly host,
To praise the Fa­ther, Son,
And Ho­ly Ghost.

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