You That Have Spent the Silent Night

You that have spent the si­lent night

In sleep and qui­et rest

And joy to see the cheer­ful light

That ris­eth in the east

Now clear your voice

now cheer your heart

Come

help me now to sing;

Each will­ing wight

come bear a part

To praise the heav’n­ly King.

And you whom care in pri­son keeps

Or sick­ness doth sup­press

Or sec­ret sor­row breaks your sleeps

Or do­lours to dis­tress:

Yet bear a part in humble wise

Yea

think it good ac­cord

And full and fit­ting sac­ri­fice

Each soul to praise the Lord.

Unto His joys for to at­tain

God grant us all His grace

And send us after world­ly pain

In Heav’n to have a place;

Where we may still en­joy that light

Which nev­er shall de­cay:

Lord

for Thy mer­cy lend us might

To see that joy­ful day.