Break
forth, O beauteous heavenly light,
And
usher in the morning;
Ye
shepherds, shrink not with affright,
But
hear the angel's warning.
This
Child, now weak in infancy,
Our
confidence and joy shall be,
The
power of Satan breaking,
Our
peace eternal making.
2
Break
forth, O beauteous heavenly light,
To
herald our salvation;
He
stoops to earth---the God of might,
Our
hope and expectation.
He
comes in human flesh to dwell,
Our
God with us, Immanuel,
The
night of darkness ending,
Our
fallen race befriending.