THE SHEPHER'DS' SONG

(Adapté du français de "Ça bergers, assemblons nous", pour le chœur de St Bridget d'Ottawa.)

Up, shepherds! assemble ail

To greet God's humanity!

Hark! the Angels' trumpet call

Resounds o'er dale and city;

Let us seek, within Bethlehem's walls

This wondrous human Deity.

Let our herds be f orsaken ; Let them at random wander ; Let us ail, with intent unshaken, Hie to the stable yonder ; Hasten to view Heaven 's own token Of God's love 's greatest wonder.

Within Mary 's virgin arms,

Or in the lowly manger,

ffis weakness may shield ns from ail harms,

Froni sin, our direst danger.

Men of good will, discard ail alarms,

This child is yonr Avenger.

Dominus Prope Est.

DOMINUS PBOPB EST. 13'