"joseph dearest, joseph mine, Help me cradle the child divine; God reward thee and all that's thine In paradise," So prays the mother mary. [chorus:] He came among us at christmastide, At christmastide, in bethlehem; Men shall bring him from far and wide Love's diadem: jesus, jesus, Lo, he comes, and loves, and saves, and frees us! "gladly, dear one, lady mine, Help i cradle this child of thine; God's own light on us both shall shine In paradise, As prays the mother mary." [chorus] Peace to all that have goodwill! God, who heaven and earth doth fill, Comes to turn us away from ill, And lies so still Within the crib of mary. [chorus] All shall come and bow the knee, Wise and happy their souls shall be. Loving such a divinity As all may see In jesus, son of mary. [chorus] Now is born emmanual, Prophesied once by ezekiel, Promised mary by gabriel, Ah, who can tell Thy praises, son of mary. [chorus] Thou my lazy heart hast stirred, Thou, the father's eternal word, Greater than aught that ear has heard, Thou tiny bird Of love, thou son of mary. [chorus] Sweet and lovely little one, Thou princely, beautiful, god's own son, Without thee all of us were undone; Our love is won By thing, o son of mary. [chorus] Little man, and god indeed, Little and poor, thou art all we need; We will follow where thou dost lead, And we will heed Our brother, born of mary. [chorus]