Behold, to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given!

Unto the wretched and forlorn, descends the Lord from heaven!

The promised seed Emmanuel, the everlasting God,

Comes down to save from death and hell, poor sinners, by his blood.

Great is the hidden mystery, that God became a man;

He had, from all eternity, in mercy formed a plan

To save from misery and distress, the fallen human race!

And now the Sun of Righteousness his healing beams displays.