Christmas-Day (Glory be to God on high !)

Glory be to God on high!
Peace on earth! good will toward men!
Angels tell it from the sky.
Sinners answer it again;
Ye who round the throne admire.
Ye who are redeemed on earth.
Swell the everlasting choir,
Sing the glorious Saviour's birth.

We were lost, but we are found.
Dead, but now alive are we;
We were sore in bondage bound.
Till He came to set us free;
Strangers, and He takes us in,
Naked, He becomes our dress.
Sick, and He from stain of sin
Cleanses with His righteousness.

Therefore will we sing His praise
Who His lost ones hath restored.
Hearts and voices both shall raise
Hallelujahs to the Lord;
Alleluia! Heav'n is won!
Alleluia! man is &ee!
Alleluia! God's own Son
Saviour is eternally!

In the lowest, &r beneath
All the depths of human care.
Where, amid the shades of death,
Man knew nothing hut despair;
In the highest, far above
Seraph's gaze or angel's ken.
Glory to the God of Love!
Peace on earth! good will toward men!