Once More, with Songs of Rapture

Once more

with songs of rap­ture

We greet this ho­ly day

And low be­fore our Sav­ior

Our grate­ful hom­age pay;

The star of light and glo­ry

With heav’n­ly ra­di­ance shone

And to the wait­ing peo­ple

The in­fant Christ made known.

Carol

car­ol

mer­ri­ly

Before the new­born King;

Joyful

joy­ful

in the air

Our Christ­mas prais­es ring.

As on that star­lit ev­en­ing

Long cen­tu­ries ago

The wise men hum­bly fol­lowed

His rest­ing place to know;

Lo

we in faith re­ceiv­ing

This price­less gift of love

Like them are press­ing for­ward

Like them look up above!

O sing

ye hosts of Heav­en!

Take up the glad re­frain!

A king to us is giv­en

Forevermore to reign;

Rejoice

with songs of glad­ness

O all ye sons of men!

And let no fear or sad­ness

E’er fill your hearts again.