Melt, O heart, for thy God!

Waxen touches on mother’s heart,

Fingers of the Babe, my God;

Dear baby lips to her virgin breast,

The virgin mother of God.

The shepherds have come from the hills to adore

The Babe in the manger, my God;

Mary and Joseph welcome them there;

Worship, O soul, thy God!

But I alone may not come near