Praise to Jesus

Children

sing a Christ­mas car­ol;

Sing how shin­ing angels came

Once in glo­ri­ous white ap­par­el

Jesus’ com­ing to pro­claim;

How the dist­ant hills re­sound­ed

Echoing back th’an­gel­ic song!

How the shep­herds were as­tound­ed

As the mu­sic rolled along!

Ah! no more the low­ly man­ger

Pillows that dear sac­red head;

Beams no more that star­ry stra­nger

That the east­ern sag­es led;

But we’ll tell the pleas­ing sto­ry

To the ag­èd and the young

And we’ll sing that Glory! Glory!

That the her­ald an­gels sung.

Tho’ no sud­den light burst o’er us

Such as shone on Beth­le­hem’s plain

We can join the heav­en­ly chor­us

Peace on earth

good-will to men;

Sing we then the glad ho­san­na

Sing of Him who reigns ab­ove;

Praise to Je­sus for His ban­ner

O’er the child­ren waves in love.