Christ Is Born, Go Forth to Meet Him

Christ is born

go forth to meet Him

Christ by all the Heav­en ad­ored;

Singing songs of wel­come

greet Him

For the earth re­ceives her Lord.

All ye na­tions shout and sing;

For He comes

your glo­ri­ous king.

Once His heav’n­ly im­age bear­ing

Man has sunk to depths of sin;

Now de­filed

de­based

des­pair­ing

Clad in rags and foul with­in;

But our God

who beau­ty gave

Lifts the soul He comes to save.

From the height of Heav­en be­hold­ing

Pity filled the heart of grace

And our Lord

His love un­fold­ing

Made the earth His dwell­ing-place;

And a virg­in mo­ther gave

God In­car­nate

man to save.

Wisdom

might

and Word eter­nal

Glory of the Fa­ther

Thou!

Hid from man and pow­ers su­per­nal

Lo

He wears our na­ture now!

To the Lord your wor­ship bring

Praise Him

your vic­tor­ious king.