Christ Is Born of Blessèd Mary

Christ is born of bless­èd Ma­ry!

Sing the won­drous life be­gun!

Man di­vine and God in­car­nate!

Israel

lo! thy Ho­ly One!

Now ful­filled the pro­phet’s vi­sion;

See the Child

the Lord of all

Stripped

in­deed

of heav’n­ly splen­dor

Choosing for His couch a stall.

Thou

O Is­ra­el’s God and Sav­ior

Verily Thy­self dost hide;

Clad in flesh

dis­guised in weak­ness

All Thou hast by earth sup­plied.

Very God from ev­er­last­ing

As a help­less babe re­vealed

Mary’s breast Thy tran­sient pil­low

Mary’s arms Thy on­ly shield!

Wonderful

the seer pro­claimed Thee

Mighty God

and Prince of Peace

King whose ev­er­last­ing king­dom

Shall for­ev­er­more in­crease!

Yet no roy­al sign or ti­tle

Could Thy bound­less grace de­clare

Like that name of end­less sweet­ness

Thou for us alone dost bear.

Jesus!—Sav­ior of His peo­ple!

Jesus!—Shep­herd of His flock!

Well of life

and hid­den man­na;

Wayside strength

and tow­er of rock!

Jesus

see Thy Church ador­ing

Prostrate at Thine in­fant feet

Her Re­deem­er’s praise out­pour­ing

In that name of names most sweet!