The Wise Men Saw a Light Afar

The wise men saw a light afar

Shine out on Christ­mas morn­ing

And taught by faith they hailed the star

Of Christ on Christ­mas morn­ing.

Then jour­neyed they

those princ­es three

On Christ­mas in the morn­ing

To Da­vid’s town

his Lord to see

The Babe in glo­ry’s morn­ing!

Whom did ye see

ye shep­herds

say

On Christ­mas in the morn­ing?

Whose voice heard ye

this peace­ful day

Sweet sing­ing in the morn­ing?

We heard their car­ols in the sky

On Christ­mas in the morn­ing

And saw the an­gel host on high

In robes of light

this morn­ing!

And whom see ye

good Christ­ians all

On Christ­mas in the morn­ing?

Whose voice hear we

this fes­tiv­al

In tones of love and warn­ing?

We hear the Church

our mo­ther dear

On Christ­mas in the morn­ing;

And see her spouse

for faith sees clear

Th’Incarnate Word

this morn­ing.

Then lift ye up your hearts aright

This Eu­cha­ris­tic morn­ing!

Come

come

where al­tars beam with light

And choirs sing sweet

this morn­ing;

Glory to God

to God our king

On Christ­mas in the morn­ing!

Peace

peace

let all good peo­ple sing

Goodwill to men this morn­ing!