5 Prepare and go, the Angel said,
To Bethlehem, be ye not afraid;
There shall ye see, this blessed morn,
The heavenly Babe, sweet Jesus, born.

 6 With thankful heart and with joyful mind
The shepherds went for this Babe to find;
And, as the heavenly Angel told.
They did our Saviour Christ behold.

 7 Within a manger the Babe was laid;
The Virgin Mary beside Him stayed.
Attending on the Lord of Life,
Being both Mother, Maid and Wife.

 8 If choirs of angels they did rejoice.
Well may mankind, both with heart and voice,
Sing praises to the God of heaven,
Who unto us His Son hath given.