Holy Babe, Our Great Salvation

Holy Babe

our great sal­va­tion

Jesu

born to save the earth

Let pure hearts with love un­fail­ing

Celebrate Thy won­drous birth.

Loving Shep­herd

night des­cend­ing

Calls us soon to need­ful sleep;

But Thou still

Thy flock de­fend­ing

From the wolf wilt guard Thy sheep.

From the bo­som of Thy mo­ther

Thou

like us

didst nur­ture find;

Be Thou then our el­der bro­ther

And pro­tect­or ev­er kind.

Hail

the Day­spring of sal­va­tion;

Virgin born

to Thee be praise;

Father

Thine be ad­or­ation;

Spirit

Thine through end­less days.