WE WOULD SING THE STORY!
We would sing the storyOf Thy wondrous love,Jesus, King of glory,On Thy throne above.Once in a rude mangerThou didst lowly lie,—Sweetest little strangerFrom the world on high.Sister none, nor brother,There to welcome Thee,—Only Thy dear motherWatching tenderly.Yet, unseen, around Thee,(Oh how kind and good!)Glad that they had found Thee,—Shining angels stood.Angels who from heavenBrought the wondrous word,To the whole world given,—First by shepherds heard.For, while they were tendingTheir lone flocks by night,Over them were bendingAngels pure and bright.And they heard them singing,“Peace, good will to men!”God’s sweet message bringing;—Near was heaven, then!Happy shepherds! speedingUnto Bethlehem,Eagerly all heedingWhat was told to them.And they found Thee sleepingThere upon the hay,—And, with wonder weeping,They knelt down to pray.And the Wise Men sought Thee,Guided by a star!Treasures rare they brought Thee,—From their home afar.We would seek Thee, Saviour,—We would kneel and pray,And in kind behaviourServe Thee day by day.And while we are singing,—Like the kings of old,We would still be bringingFrankincense and gold.Pearls of priceless beauty,Every precious gem,—Faith, and love, and duty,—For Thy diadem!So would we adore Thee,Now, and till we die,—Then, with Thee in glory,Reign above the sky.
We would sing the storyOf Thy wondrous love,Jesus, King of glory,On Thy throne above.Once in a rude mangerThou didst lowly lie,—Sweetest little strangerFrom the world on high.Sister none, nor brother,There to welcome Thee,—Only Thy dear motherWatching tenderly.Yet, unseen, around Thee,(Oh how kind and good!)Glad that they had found Thee,—Shining angels stood.Angels who from heavenBrought the wondrous word,To the whole world given,—First by shepherds heard.For, while they were tendingTheir lone flocks by night,Over them were bendingAngels pure and bright.And they heard them singing,“Peace, good will to men!”God’s sweet message bringing;—Near was heaven, then!Happy shepherds! speedingUnto Bethlehem,Eagerly all heedingWhat was told to them.And they found Thee sleepingThere upon the hay,—And, with wonder weeping,They knelt down to pray.And the Wise Men sought Thee,Guided by a star!Treasures rare they brought Thee,—From their home afar.We would seek Thee, Saviour,—We would kneel and pray,And in kind behaviourServe Thee day by day.And while we are singing,—Like the kings of old,We would still be bringingFrankincense and gold.Pearls of priceless beauty,Every precious gem,—Faith, and love, and duty,—For Thy diadem!So would we adore Thee,Now, and till we die,—Then, with Thee in glory,Reign above the sky.
We would sing the storyOf Thy wondrous love,Jesus, King of glory,On Thy throne above.
We would sing the story
Of Thy wondrous love,
Jesus, King of glory,
On Thy throne above.
Once in a rude mangerThou didst lowly lie,—Sweetest little strangerFrom the world on high.
Once in a rude manger
Thou didst lowly lie,—
Sweetest little stranger
From the world on high.
Sister none, nor brother,There to welcome Thee,—Only Thy dear motherWatching tenderly.
Sister none, nor brother,
There to welcome Thee,—
Only Thy dear mother
Watching tenderly.
Yet, unseen, around Thee,(Oh how kind and good!)Glad that they had found Thee,—Shining angels stood.
Yet, unseen, around Thee,
(Oh how kind and good!)
Glad that they had found Thee,—
Shining angels stood.
Angels who from heavenBrought the wondrous word,To the whole world given,—First by shepherds heard.
Angels who from heaven
Brought the wondrous word,
To the whole world given,—
First by shepherds heard.
For, while they were tendingTheir lone flocks by night,Over them were bendingAngels pure and bright.
For, while they were tending
Their lone flocks by night,
Over them were bending
Angels pure and bright.
And they heard them singing,“Peace, good will to men!”God’s sweet message bringing;—Near was heaven, then!
And they heard them singing,
“Peace, good will to men!”
God’s sweet message bringing;—
Near was heaven, then!
Happy shepherds! speedingUnto Bethlehem,Eagerly all heedingWhat was told to them.
Happy shepherds! speeding
Unto Bethlehem,
Eagerly all heeding
What was told to them.
And they found Thee sleepingThere upon the hay,—And, with wonder weeping,They knelt down to pray.
And they found Thee sleeping
There upon the hay,—
And, with wonder weeping,
They knelt down to pray.
And the Wise Men sought Thee,Guided by a star!Treasures rare they brought Thee,—From their home afar.
And the Wise Men sought Thee,
Guided by a star!
Treasures rare they brought Thee,—
From their home afar.
We would seek Thee, Saviour,—We would kneel and pray,And in kind behaviourServe Thee day by day.
We would seek Thee, Saviour,—
We would kneel and pray,
And in kind behaviour
Serve Thee day by day.
And while we are singing,—Like the kings of old,We would still be bringingFrankincense and gold.
And while we are singing,—
Like the kings of old,
We would still be bringing
Frankincense and gold.
Pearls of priceless beauty,Every precious gem,—Faith, and love, and duty,—For Thy diadem!
Pearls of priceless beauty,
Every precious gem,—
Faith, and love, and duty,—
For Thy diadem!
So would we adore Thee,Now, and till we die,—Then, with Thee in glory,Reign above the sky.
So would we adore Thee,
Now, and till we die,—
Then, with Thee in glory,
Reign above the sky.