here is joy for every age

here is joy for every age,
every generation;
prince and peasant, chief and sage,
every tongue and nation:
every tongue and nation,
every rank and station
hath today salvation,
alle alleluia.

when the world drew near its close,
came out lord and leader;
from the lily sprang the rose,
from the bush the cedar;
from the bush the cedar,
from the judged the pleader,
from the faint the feeder:
alle alleluia.

god, that came on earth this morn,
in a manger lying,
hallowed birth by being born,
vanquished death by dying;
vanquished death by dying,
rallied back the flying,
ended sin and sighing:
alle alleluia.