Good Day and Welcome

Good day and wel­come

dear Christ­mas tree!

To young and old bring­ing peace and plea­sure

’Mid glow and glim­mer and child­ren’s glee

’Bove fruits and flags shines a bright star gold­en.

That star shall guide us

what­e’er be­tide us

Tow’rd God on high!

’Twas Christ­mas­tide in the East­ern land

When God His star in the heav­ens kin­dled

That all might know

to the far­thest strand

To earth that night He had sent child Je­sus.

O won­drous sto­ry

what light and glo­ry

In Beth­le­hem!

At twi­light hour in the long ago

Our moth­er taught us the heav’n­ly mes­sage

That Je­sus brought to all men be­low

Those hours and words can ne’er be for­got­ten.

Those mem’ries saint­ed thou bring’st un­taint­ed

O Christ­mas tree!