Actual words in musical score: 1. Now when the tiny baby In Beth'lem manger did lie The night appeared as bright as the sun In the midday sky. Yet the stars glowed with such great beauty, Shining like harbingers, speaking to all; A brighter star did beam; It called the magi from the east - With its glorious summ'ning gleam. 2. Then over all the earth did war and discord cease, The roaring lion with the lamb was seen to graze in peace. See how the leopard and fatling together in the fields gamble and play, The bear with the calf feed, And wolves, at one with sheep, no longer show their greed. 3. The shepherds watch are keeping beneath the midnight sky, When suddenly, with sunlike blaze, An angel calls from on high: "Be not afraid, calm your fear, I bring you good tidings of great joy, Be happy and rejoice! For lo, this night, this very night to earth comes paradise. Some alternative words to this carol:
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