1 The snow lay on the ground,
The stars shone bright,
When Christ our Lord was born,
On Christmas night,
When Christ our Lord was born,
On Christmas night.

2 'Twas Mary, daughter pure
Of holy Ann,
That brought into this world
Our God made Man,
That brought into this world
Our God made Man.

3 She laid him in a stall,
At Bethlehem;
The ass and oxen shared
The roof with them.

4 St. Joseph, too, was by,
To tend the Child,
To guard Him, and protect
His Mother mild.

5 The Angels hovered, round,
And sang this song:
Venite adore--
mus Dominum.