Ye Shepherds, Lend a Listening Ear

Ye shep­herds

lend a list­en­ing ear

To what the an­gels say;

They bring good tid­ings from afar

And won­drous news con­vey.

To you

in Beth­le­hem’s lone­ly town

A Sav­ior’s born to-day;

Go

view the heir of Da­vid’s crown

And there your hom­age pay.

Behold the Strang­er

and ad­ore

The mer­cy

love and grace

Attested now

de­creed be­fore

For Ad­am’s ru­ined race.

Glory to God in lof­ty strains

At the Re­deem­er’s birth;

Let joy spread thro’ the heav’n­ly plains

And peace abound on earth.

Let ev­ery heart and ev­ery tongue

Diffuse His praise abroad;

Shepherds

be­gin the rap­tur­ous song

All hail

in­car­nate Lord.