Hail, Sweet Babe, So Pure and Holy

Hail

sweet Babe

so pure and ho­ly!

Hail

fair Son of Ma­ry blest!

Royal in­fant in a man­ger

Thou art gent­ly laid to rest.

Filled with awe and ten­der rap­ture

Tears of joy Thy mo­ther weeps

Through the night Thy fos­ter fa­ther

By Thee faith­ful vi­gil keeps.

Peace on earth

good will from Heav­en

Reaching far as man is found;

Man re­deemed and sin for­giv­en;

Hear the gold­en harps re­sound.

Christ is born

the great An­oint­ed

Heaven and earth glad wel­come sing.

Hail! Lord Christ

the God ap­point­ed

As our pro­phet

priest and king.

Let us sing the won­drous sto­ry

Of our great Re­deem­er’s birth

That the bright­ness of His glo­ry

Spread and cov­er all the earth;

Born to reign

let all adore Him

All cre­ation praise its Lord

May we ev­er sing be­fore Him

Glory be to God on high!