O Jesu Christ, All Praise to Thee

O Je­su Christ

all praise to Thee

Who art pleased a man to be;

The vir­gin’s womb Thou dost not scorn

And an­gels shout to see Thee born.

Hallelujah!

The eter­nal Fa­ther’s on­ly Son

Takes a mang­er for His throne;

The ev­er­last­ing fount of good

Assumes our mor­tal flesh and blood.

Hallelujah!

The first of all in earth or skies

Now in Mary’s bo­som lies;

To be a lit­tle child He deigns

Who all things by Him­self sus­tains.

Hallelujah!

The eter­nal Light to us des­cends

And to earth its bright­ness lends;

Purely it shines up­on our night

To make us child­ren of the light.

Hallelujah!

The on­ly Son

true God con­fessed

Comes to His own world a guest;

And through this vale of tears our guide

Doth in His Heav­en our home pro­vide.

Hallelujah!

In poor­est guise to us He came

Taking all our sin and shame

That

as His heirs in Heav­en ab­ove

We may with an­gels share His love.

Hallelujah!

His love to show

sur­pass­ing thought!

He this won­drous work hath wrought;

Then let us all unite to raise

Our song of glad un­ceas­ing praise.

Hallelujah!