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THE BIRTH OF CHRIST.
The solemn hour is come
For God made visible,
Fruit of a virgin's womb,
A man with men to dwell;
The Saviour of the world to' appear,
And found His heavenly kingdom here.
For God made visible,
Fruit of a virgin's womb,
A man with men to dwell;
The Saviour of the world to' appear,
And found His heavenly kingdom here.
The sinner's Sacrifice,
The Head of angels see,
From Jesse's stem arise;
And grasp the Deity!
His sacred flesh the only shrine
That holds Immensity Divine.
The Head of angels see,
From Jesse's stem arise;
And grasp the Deity!
His sacred flesh the only shrine
That holds Immensity Divine.
Let all mankind abase
Their souls before the Lord,
And humbly prostrate, praise
The great incarnate Word,
And welcome Jesus from above,
With joy, and gratitude, and love.
Their souls before the Lord,
And humbly prostrate, praise
The great incarnate Word,
And welcome Jesus from above,
With joy, and gratitude, and love.
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