{"id":266612,"date":"2017-12-30T08:14:10","date_gmt":"2017-12-30T13:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aleteia.org\/?post_type=post&p=266612"},"modified":"2017-12-30T08:14:10","modified_gmt":"2017-12-30T13:14:10","slug":"hymn-of-the-week-the-snow-lay-on-the-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2017\/12\/hymn-of-the-week-the-snow-lay-on-the-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Hymn of the Week: ‘The Snow Lay on the Ground’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

This old English carol is the processional at our parish this weekend.<\/p>\n

Fittingly, for this Sunday devoted to the Holy Family, the words<\/a><\/strong> tell of each member of that family:<\/p>\n

\u00a0The snow lay on the ground,
\nThe stars shone bright,
\nWhen Christ our Lord was born
\nOn Christmas night.
\nVenite adoremus Dominum;
\nVenite adoremus Dominum.<\/p>\n

Refrain:
\nVenite adoremus Dominum;
\nVenite adoremus Dominum;
\nVenite adoremus Dominum;
\nVenite adoremus Dominum;<\/p>\n

\u2018Twas Mary maid, so young and strong,
\nWho welcomed here the Christchild with a song
\nShe laid Him in a stall
\nAt Bethlehem;
\nThe ass and oxen shared
\nThe roof with them.<\/p>\n

Saint Joseph, too, was by
\nTo tend the Child;
\nTo guard him, and protect
\nHis mother mild;
\nThe angels hovered round,
\nAnd sung this song,
\nVenite adoremus Dominum.<\/p>\n

And thus that manger poor
\nBecame a throne;
\nFor He Whom Mary bore
\nWas God the Son.
\nO come, then, let us join
\nThe heavenly host,
\nTo praise the Father, Son,
\nAnd Holy Ghost.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n