To Shepherds as They Watched by Night

To shep­herds as they watched by night

Appeared a host of an­gels bright;

Behold the ten­der Babe

they said

In yon­der low­ly man­ger laid.

At Beth­le­hem

in Da­vid’s town

As Mi­cah did of old make known;

’Tis Je­sus Christ

your Lord and king

Who doth to all sal­va­tion bring.

Oh

then re­joice that through His Son

God is with sin­ners now at one;

Made like your­selves of flesh and blood

Your bro­ther is th’eter­nal God.

What harm can sin and death then do?

The true God now abides with you.

Let hell and Sa­tan rage and chafe

Christ is your bro­ther—ye are safe.

Not one He will or can for­sake

Who Him his con­fi­dence doth make.

Let all his wiles the tempt­er try

You may his ut­most pow­ers de­fy.

Ye shall and must at last pre­vail;

God’s own ye are

ye can­not fail.

To God for­ev­er sing your praise

With joy and pa­tience all your days.