Here, at His altars, kneel, and worship Him!
II.
“And they came with haste, and they found Mary and Joseph, and the Infant lying in a manger.”—Luke ii, 16.
Tho’ midnight shadows wrap Him in their pall,
The stars upon His rosy sweetness shine;
From Mary’s bosom to the cattle-stall,
He passes in His baby grace divine!
Venite adoremus. In this shrine,
Our God appears, our Saviour, and our All!
Before the Word made Flesh, adoring, fall,