Christ Was Born on Christmas Day

Christ was born on Christ­mas Day

Wreathe the hol­ly

twine the bay;

Christus na­tus ho­die:

The Babe

the Son

The Ho­ly One of Ma­ry.

He is born to set us free

He is born our Lord to be

Ex Ma­riâ vir­gi­ne:

The God

the Lord

By all adored for­ev­er.

Let the bright red ber­ries glow

Everywhere in good­ly show;

Christus na­tus ho­die:

The Babe

the Son

The Ho­ly One of Ma­ry.

Christian men

re­joice and sing;

‘Tis the birth­day of a king

Ex Ma­riâ vir­gi­ne:

The God

the Lord

By all ad­ored for­ev­er.

Night of sad­ness

morn of glad­ness

Evermore

ev­er

ev­er:

After ma­ny trou­bles sore

Morn of glad­ness ev­er­more and ev­er­more.

Midnight scarce­ly passed and ov­er

Drawing to this ho­ly morn

Very ear­ly

very ear­ly

Christ was born.

Sing out with bliss

His name is this;

Emmanuel:

As was fore­told in days of old

By Ga­bri­el.

Midnight scarce­ly passed and ov­er

Drawing to this ho­ly morn

Very ear­ly

very ear­ly

Christ was born.