James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902.
December 25A Christmas Song
By Tudor Jenks (18571922)W
When joy comes with the morning light,
When children gather round their tree,
Thou Christmas Babe,
We sing of Thee!
To learn what men of old have taught,
When eager hands seek wisdom’s key
Wise Temple Child,
We learn of Thee!
When, groping blindly in the night,
We strive to read life’s mystery,
Man of the Mount,
We turn to Thee!
When sin and death the soul appall,
One light we through the darkness see—
Christ on the Cross
We cry to Thee!
And dawns at length the perfect day,
In glory shall our souls made free,
Thou God enthroned,
Then worship Thee.