Snow lay on the ground

The snow lay on the ground,
The stars shone bright,
When Christ our Lord was born
On christmas night.
Venite adoremus dominum;
Venite adoremus dominum.

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Venite adoremus dominum;
Venite adoremus dominum;
Venite adoremus dominum;
Venite adoremus dominum;

’twas mary, daughter pure
Of Holy anne,
That brought into this world
The God made man.
She laid him in a stall
At Bethlehem;
The ass and oxen shared
The roof with them.

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Saint joseph, too, was by
To tend the child;
To guard him, and protect
His mother mild;
The angels hovered round,
And sung this song,
Venite adoremus dominum.

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And thus that manger poor
Became a throne;
For he whom mary bore
Was God the Son.
O come, then, let us join
The heav’nly host,
To praise the Father, Son,
And Holy ghost.

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