Christmas Song (Swift)

When Je­sus came down from the re­gions on high

For per­ish­ing sin­ners

to suf­fer and die

The vi­gi­lant shep­herds on Beth­le­hem’s plain

Heard whis­pers of an­gels

again and again

Singing Glo­ry to God

sing­ing Peace be on earth

Singing Good will to men

glo­ry to God

Peace be on earth

good will to men

good will to men.

When Je­sus in Beth­le­hem’s man­ger was laid

God’s in­fant Ev­an­gel

by mi­ra­cle made

To whom wor­ship and trea­sures by Ma­gi were giv’n

A mul­ti­tude came from the tem­ples of Heav’n

While shep­herds yet lin­gered

in­tent to be­hold

The in­fant Mes­si­ah whom pro­phets fore­told

The ech­oing hill­sides pro­longed the re­frain

Of the ju­bi­lant host that en­cir­cled the plain