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Hritians awake, alute the happy morn, Whereon the Saviour of the world was Life to adore the mytery of Love, [born, Which hots of angels chanted from above, With them the joyful tidings firt begun, Of God incarnate and the Virgin’s Son.

Then to the watchful Shepherds it was told, Tho heard th' angelic Heralds, voice behold I bring good tidings of a Saviour’s birth, So you and all the nations upon earth, This day hath God fulfill’d his promis’d word, This day is born a Saviour Chrit the Lord.

St David’s city, Shepherds ye hall find The long foretold Redeemer of mankind; Wrapt up in wadling clothes, the Babe divine, Lies in a manger, this hall be your ign. The pake, and traightway the celetial choir The hymns of joy, unknown before conpire.

The praies of redeeming Love they ung, And heav’ns whole orb with hallilujahs rung. God’s highet glory was their anthem till, Peace upon earth and mutual good will: To Bethlehem th’ enlightened Shepherds ran, To fee the wonder God had wrought for man.