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 From God our Heavenly Father

A blessed Angel came,

And unto certain Shepherds

Brought tidings of the same,

How that in Bethlehem was born

The Son of God by name.

O tidings, &c.

Fear not, then said the Angel,

Let nothing you affright,

This day is born a Saviour

Of virtue, power, and might;

So frequently to vanquish all

The friends of Satan quite.

O tidings, &c.

The Shepherds at those tidings

Rejoiced much in mind.

And left their flocks a feeding

In tempest, storm, and wind.

And went to Bethlehem straightway,

This blessed babe to find.

O tidings, &c.

But when to Bethlehem they came,

Whereas this infant lay,

They found him in a manger

Where oxen feed on hay,

His mother Mary kneeling

Unto the Lord did pray.

O tidings, &c.