Here is a verse from his ‘Song of Praise for the Birth of Christ’—

The wakeful shepherds near their flocks

Were watching for the morn;

But better news from heaven was brought—

Your Saviour Christ is born.

In Bethlehem the Infant lies,

Within a place obscure;

O little Bethlehem, poor in walls

But rich in furniture!

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