The snow lay on
the ground,
The stars shone
bright,
When Christ our
Lord was born
On Christmas
night.
Venite adoremus
Dominum;
Venite adoremus
Dominum.
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Venite adoremus
Dominum;
Venite adoremus
Dominum;
Venite adoremus
Dominum;
Venite adoremus
Dominum;
’Twas Mary,
daughter pure
Of holy Anne,
That brought into
this world
The God made man.
She laid Him in a
stall
At Bethlehem;
The ass and oxen
shared
The roof with
them.
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Saint Joseph,
too, was by
To tend the Child;
To guard him, and
protect
His mother mild;
The angels hovered
round,
And sung this
song,
Venite adoremus
Dominum.
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And thus that
manger poor
Became a throne;
For He Whom Mary
bore
Was God the Son.
O come, then, let
us join
The heav’nly host,
To praise the
Father, Son,
And Holy Ghost.
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