Alleluia! Lord Most Holy

Alleluia! Lord most ho­ly

In Thy man­ger throne we hail Thee;

Alleluia! Meek and low­ly

Never shall our wor­ship fail Thee.

Alleluia! Choirs of an­gels

Sing at mid­night hour Thy glo­ry

To the watch­ful shep­herds tell­ing

From the skies Thy na­tal sto­ry.

Alleluia! Child of Ma­ry

Low the shep­herds bend be­fore Thee;

Alleluia! East­ern mon­archs

With their cost­li­est gifts ad­ore Thee.

Alleluia! Still un­end­ed

Rings the an­gel note above;

From our al­tars sweet­ly blend­ing

Echoes Earth’s re­sponse of love.

Alleluia! Shine the ta­pers

Gleams the hol­ly’s bur­nished spray;

Alleluia! Chant the cre­do

Christ

we wel­come Thee to­day.