The Shepherd'S Carol

"We stood on the hills, Lady
Our day's work done
Watching the frosted meadows
That winter had won

The evening was calm, Lady
The air so still
Silence more lovely than music
Folded the hill

There was a star, Lady
Shone in the night
Larger than Venus it was
And bright, so bright

Oh, a voice from the sky, Lady
It seemed to us then
Telling of God being born Lady
In the world of men

And so we have come, Lady
Our day's work done
Our love, our hopes, ourselves
We give to your Son"