Condemned by men and crucified by men,
Aye, crucified and deified by men.
And every year for many centuries,
On Christmas eve for many centuries,
In churches and cathedrals Christians sing
Their gladness of the coming of the Lord.
The organ’s thunder glorifies the Lord,
The priests and ministers exalt the Lord,
The infant Lord the virgin Mary bore;
On Christmas eve it was in Bethlehem: