| James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902. | | | | December 25 | | A Christmas Song | | By Tudor Jenks (1857–1922) |
| | | WHEN mother-love makes all things bright, | |
| When joy comes with the morning light, | |
| When children gather round their tree, | |
| Thou Christmas Babe, | |
| We sing of Thee! | 5 |
| |
| When manhood’s brows are bent in thought | |
| To learn what men of old have taught, | |
| When eager hands seek wisdom’s key | |
| Wise Temple Child, | |
| We learn of Thee! | 10 |
| |
| When doubts assail, and perils fright, | |
| When, groping blindly in the night, | |
| We strive to read life’s mystery, | |
| Man of the Mount, | |
| We turn to Thee! | 15 |
| |
| When shadows of the valley fall, | |
| When sin and death the soul appall, | |
| One light we through the darkness see— | |
| Christ on the Cross | |
| We cry to Thee! | 20 |
| |
| And when the world shall pass away, | |
| And dawns at length the perfect day, | |
| In glory shall our souls made free, | |
| Thou God enthroned, | |
| Then worship Thee. | 25 | | | |
|
|
