A Christmas Hymn

Let all mortal flesh keep silence
And with fear and trembling stand;
Ponder nothing earthly minded,
For with blessing in His hand, 
Christ our God to earth descendeth
Our full homage to demand.

King of Kings, yet born of Mary
As of old on earth he stood.
Lord of Lords, in human vesture,
In the body and the blood.
He will give to all the faithful
His own self for heavenly food. 

Rank on rank the host of heaven
Spreads its vanguard on the way.
As the Light of Light descendeth
From the realms of Endless Days-
That the powers of hell may vanish
As the darkness clears away. 

At his feet the six-winged Seraph, 
Cherubim with sleepless eyes,
Veil their faces to His presence
As with ceaseless voice they cry - 
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Lord Most High!

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