To Bethlem Shepherd-Brethren Ran Lyrics

1. To Bethlem Shepherd-brethren ran,
Swift o'er coombs or knolls,
To disclose Him, God and Man,
True Shepherd of their souls.

2. That God, who rideth on His car.
Cherubim on high,
Ox and ass His courtiers are,
On earth where He doth lie.

3. To Him, in mortal likeness born
Of the blissful Maid,
All for us, that were forlorn,
By us be homage paid!