Version One:

1. When Christmas morn is dawning
In faith I would repair
Unto the lowly manger;
My Savior lieth there,
Unto the lowly manger;
My Savior lieth there.

2. How kind, O loving Savior,
To come from Heav’n above;
From sin and evil save us,
And keep us in Thy love,
From sin and evil save us,
And keep us in Thy love.

3. We need Thee, blessèd Jesus,
Our dearest friend Thou art;
Forbid that we by sinning
Should grieve Thy loving heart,
Forbid that we by sinning
Should grieve Thy loving heart.


Version Two:

1. When Christmas morn is dawning,
I wish that I could be
There by the manger cradle, God’s Son, newborn to see,
There by the manger cradle, God’s Son, newborn to see.

2. How kind of you our Savior, for us to come to earth,
O may we not by sinning, despise your lowly birth,
O may we not by sinning, despise your lowly birth.

3. We need you, O Lord Jesus, to be our dearest friend,
Your love will guard and guide us and keep us to life’s end,
Your love will guard and guide us and keep us to life’s end.