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And all their gentle sleepy flock Looked up, then slept again, Nor knew the light that dimmed the stars Brought endless Peace to men&mdash; Nor even heard the gracious words That down the ages ring&mdash; The Christ is born! the Lord has come, Good-will on earth to bring!"

Then o'er the moonlit, misty fields, Dumb with the world's great joy, The shepherds sought the white-walled town, Where lay the baby boy&mdash; And oh, the gladness of the world, The glory of the skies, Because the longed-for Christ looked up   In Mary's happy eyes!