All Hail, Holy Day!

All hail

ho­ly day!

We wel­come again

With grate­ful re­joic­ing the morn

Which brought the glad news

To Ju­dea’s plain

Of Je­sus—Im­ma­nu­el—born!

O won­der of won­ders

The King sent His Son!

See God in a frail

help­less child!

Omnipotent Rul­er

And man­kind in One

Jehovah with man re­con­ciled.

The an­gels an­nounce

The tid­ings

and laud

The De­ity’s wond­er­ful birth

Which brings hope to man

New glo­ry to God

Good will

peace and joy to the earth.

And down through the ag­es

Still sounds the re­frain

The chor­us by an­gels begun;

Earth ech­oes to Heav­en

The glo­ri­ous strain:

Sing praise to the in­car­nate Son!

See shep­herds and kings

The Christ-child sur­round

And to Him their of­fer­ings bring;

With faith now made sight

They hum­bly bow down

Revering their Sav­ior and King;

Our gifts we now bring Him

And hearts’ ear­nest plea

With love’s grate­ful tears in our eyes

We wor­ship the King

Down on love’s bend­ed knee

A gift He will nev­er des­pise.