We Hail Thee with Rejoicing

We hail Thee with re­joic­ing

O Christ-child

fair and sweet

And glad­some an­thems voic­ing

Thy birth­day now we greet;

On hay and straw they laid Thee

In wretch­ed pov­er­ty;

Our Christ­mas gift God made Thee

To make us pure and free.

O Sav­ior

great and ho­ly

How won­drous is Thy love!

To sin­ners

poor and low­ly

Thou com­est from ab­ove.

So

let us now ad­ore Thee

With hearts unf­eigned and true

And ev­er sing be­fore Thee

Glad me­lo­dies anew.

Thou pre­cious Gift from Heav­en

Be Thou our one and all

The dear­est Trea­sure giv­en

Thou cra­dled in a stall.

And grant that ev­ery na­tion

And ev­ery child on earth

Rejoice in Thy sal­va­tion

And in Thy ho­ly birth.