Rejoice in Jesu’s Birth

Rejoice in Je­su’s birth!

To us a son is giv’n

To us a child is born on earth

Who fills both earth and Heav­en!

His shoul­der props the sky

This uni­verse sus­tains!

The God su­preme

the Lord most high

The King Mes­si­ah reigns!

His name

his na­ture

soars

Beyond the crea­ture’s ken!

Yet

whom th’ an­gel­ic host ad­ores

He pleads the cause of men!

Our coun­sel­or we praise

Our ad­vo­cate above

Who daily in His church di­splays

His mir­acles of love.

Th’al­migh­ty God is He

Author of heav’n­ly bliss

The Fa­ther of eter­ni­ty

The glo­ri­ous Prince of Peace!

Wider and wid­er still

He doth His sway ex­tend

With peace di­vine His peo­ple fill

And joys that nev­er end.

His gov­ern­ment shall grow

From strength to strength pro­ceed

His right­eous­ness the church o’er­flow

And all the earth o’er­spread:

His pre­sence shall in­crease

The hap­pi­ness above

The full

pro­gress­ive hap­pi­ness

Of ev­er­last­ing love.

Now for Thy pro­mise’ sake

O’er earth ex­alt­ed be;

The king­dom

power

and glo­ry take

Which all be­long to Thee!

In zeal for God and man

Thy full sal­va­tion bring!

The uni­vers­al Mon­arch reign

The saint’s eter­nal king!