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 Prepare and go, the Angel said,

To Bethlehem, be ye not afraid;

There shall ye see, this blessed morn,

The heavenly Babe, sweet Jesus, born.

With thankful heart and with joyful mind

The shepherds went for this Babe to find;

And, as the heavenly Angel told.

They did our Saviour Christ behold.

Within a manger the Babe was laid;

The Virgin Mary beside Him stayed.

Attending on the Lord of Life,

Being both Mother, Maid and Wife.

If choirs of angels they did rejoice,

Well may mankind, both with heart and voice,

Sing praises to the God of heaven,

Who unto us His Son hath given.