see amid the winters snow born for us on earth below see the lamb of god appears promised from eternal years  hail thou ever blessed morn hail redemptions happy dawn sing through all jerusalem christ is born in bethlehem  lo within a manger lies he who built the starry skies he who throned in height sublime sits amid the cherubim  say ye holy shepherds say what your joyful news today wherefore have ye left your sheep on the lonely mountain steep   as we watched at dead of night lo we saw a wondrous light angels singing peace on earth told us of the saviours birth  sacred infant all divine what a tender love was thine thus to come from highest bliss down to such a world as this  teach o teach us holy child by thy face so meek and mild teach us to resemble thee in thy sweet humility 