Maker Of The Sun And Moon

The Maker of the sun and moon, 
The Maker of our earth, 
Lo! late in time, a fairer boon, 
Himself is brought to birth! 

How blest was all creation then, 
When God so gave increase; 
And Christ, to heal the hearts of men, 
Brought righteousness and peace! 

No star in all the heights of heaven 
But burned to see Him go; 
Yet unto earth alone was given 
His human form to know. 

His human form, by man denied, 
Took death for human sin: 
His endless love, through faith descried, 
Still lives the world to win. 

O perfect love, outpassing sight, 
O light beyond our ken, 
Come down through all the world tonight, 
And heal the hearts of men!