The hymn celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas Day. It describes Jesus as the tender Lamb who was promised and has now appeared, born for us on earth below amid the winter's snow. The chorus joyfully hails the ever-blessed morning and redemption's happy dawn, singing that Christ is born in Bethlehem where he now lies in a manger as the one who built the starry skies.

1. HYMN FOR
CHRISTMAS
DAY

2. See amid the winter's snow
Born for us on earth below
See the tender Lamb appears
Promised from eternal years

3. Chorus:
Hail, thou ever-blessed morn!
Hail, redemption's happy
dawn!
Sing through all Jerusalem
Christ is born in Bethlehem

4. Lo, within a manger lies
He who built the starry skies