Mary was the mother's name,
Who lay in manger lowly
Refrain—Sing, happy Virgin, mother mild;
Sing, Joseph, father blessèd;
Sing, angels, shepherds, men so wise,
For this thy Lord confessèd.
And as she in the manger lay,
Beside the stallèd cattle,
A throng of shepherds entered in
To hear the childish prattle.