Yule Returns

Yule re­turns; come

Christ­ian peo­ple

Singing songs of old­en time

While the bells from tow­er and stee­ple

Gaily ring their Christ­mas chime.

Dear to Christ­ian hearts the sto­ry

Of the bless­èd Sav­ior’s birth

Telling that the Lord of glo­ry

Came to dwell with us on earth.

How our God Him­self re­veal­ing

As the pro­phets long fore­told

Eastern sag­es of­fered kneel­ing

Myrrh and frank­in­cense and gold.

And the shepherds on the mount­ains

Heard the sounds of ho­ly glee;

Love di­vine un­locked the fount­ains

Of ce­les­ti­al me­lo­dy.

So (as years roll by) de­light­ing

In the mys­te­ry of Thy love

Mortals hymn Thy praise

unit­ing

With an­gel­ic choirs above.

This the an­them that re­sound­ed

O’er Ju­de­an hill and glen

Love eter­nal

love un­bound­ed

Peace on earth

good­will to men.