Be praised, Christ Jesus, fervently, For thou a man hast deigned to be, Born of a virgin: evermore The angel hosts rejoicing soar. Kyrieleis! The everlasting Father's Son There in the manger lies--the One. Disguised in our poor flesh and blood, There lies the world's eternal Good. Kyrieleis! In Mary's lap He can repose Whom the world's sphere cannot enclose; There as a little child is known He who upholds all things alone. Kyrieleis! See the eternal glory stream And give the world a bright, new gleam. It shines in darkest, deepest night, And makes us children of the light. Kyrieleis! The Father's Son, of God-like kind, A guest in this poor world we find; He leads us from this vale of woe, As heirs into His realm to go. Kyrieleis! And poor He came upon this earth, In pity for our lack and dearth, That we in heaven be rich through Him, And like His blessed cherubim. Kyrieleis! All this He hath done unto us, To show His love so marvellous. So let all Christians happy be, And thank Him in eternity. Kyrieleis! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EMERGENCY by WILLIAM ROSE BENET THE SONG OF THE LIGHT-HEARTED by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE IN MEMORIAM: A.F (OB. OCT. 12, 1879) by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN THE WANDERER: PROLOGUE. PART 1 by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON THE MEANING OF THE WORD 'WRATH' by JOHN BYROM THE RESTING PLACE by ADA CAMBRIDGE |