A Christmas Picture

On Christ­mas day

Babe Je­sus

Within a man­ger lay

While sheep and horn­èd ox­en

Were feed­ing on the hay;

The lit­tle doves were coo­ing

A-near the ho­ly Child

While Ma­ry

bend­ing ov­er

Looked down on Him and smiled.

The star that led the wise men

Was shin­ing ov­er­head;

The an­gels’ chor­us ech­oed

Above His low­ly bed.

Now glo­ry in the high­est

And on the earth be peace!

And may we love Babe Je­sus

May good-will nev­er cease.