gentle mary laid her child

gentle mary laid her child lowly in a manger;
there he lay, the undefiled, to the world a stranger:
such a babe in such a place, can he be the savior?
ask the saved of all the race who have found his favor.

angels sang about his birth; wise men sought and found him;
heaven’s star shone brightly forth, glory all around him:
shepherds saw the wondrous sight, heard the angels singing;
all the plains were lit that night, all the hills were ringing.

gentle mary laid her child lowly in a manger;
he is still the undefiled, but no more a stranger:
son of god, of humble birth, beautiful the story;
praise his name in all the earth, hail the king of glory!