Where Is the Holy Heav’n-Born Child?

Where is the holy Heav’n-born Child

Heir of the ev­er­last­ing throne

Who Heav’n and earth hath re­con­ciled

And God and man re­joined in one?

Shall we of earth­ly kings in­quire

To courts or pal­ac­es re­pair?

The na­tions’ hope

the world’s de­sire

Alas! we can­not find Him there.

Shall learn­ing show the sin­ner’s friend

Or scribes a sight of Christ af­ford?

Us to His na­tal place they send

But nev­er go to see their Lord.

We search the out­ward Church in vain

They can­not Him we seek de­clare

They have not found the Son of Man

Or known the sac­red name they bear.

Then let us turn no more aside

But use the light Him­self im­parts

His Spir­it is our sur­est guide

His Spir­it glim­mer­ing in our hearts.

Drawn by His grace we come from far

And fix on Heav’n our wist­ful eyes

That ray di­vine

that ori­ent star

Directs us where the In­fant lies.

See there! the new­born Sav­ior see

By faith dis­cern the great I Am;

’Tis He! the eter­nal God! ’tis He

That bears the mild Im­ma­nu­el’s name.

The Prince of Peace on earth is found

The Child is born

the Son is giv’n;

Tell it to all the na­tions round

Jehovah is come down from Heav’n!

Jehovah is come down to raise

His dy­ing crea­tures from their fall

And all may now re­ceive the grace

Which brings eter­nal life to all.

Lord

we re­ceive the grace and Thee

With joy un­speak­able re­ceive

And rise Thine op­en face to see

And one with God for ev­er live.