’Tis he, the shepherds’ songs reply;
Hail! hail! Immanuel’s birth;
The rod of peace those hands shall bear,
That brow a crown of glory wear!
5 ’Tis he! the eastern sages sing,
And spread their golden hoard;
’Tis he! the hills of Zion ring,
Hosanna to the Lord!
The Prince of long prophetic years
To-day in Bethlehem appears!