Let Us the Infant Greet
Celebrating the Divine Arrival: Homage, Gifts, and Joyful Anthems
Lyrics
Let us the Infant greet,
Expressing a desire to welcome the Infant.
In worship before Him fall,
Suggesting a reverential act of falling in worship before the Infant.
And let us pay Him homage meet,
Advocating the offering of fitting homage to the Infant.
On this His Festival.
Referring to the occasion as the Festival of the Infant, emphasizing its significance.
Let us to the Infant sing,
Encouraging singing in praise of the Infant.
And bring Him of gifts rich store,
Emphasizing the presentation of abundant and valuable gifts to the Infant.
Let us honor our Infant King
Calling for the honoring of the Infant as a King.
With praise for evermore.
Highlighting the perpetual nature of praising the Infant.
Let us to the Infant kneel,
Advocating a gesture of kneeling to show reverence to the Infant.
And love him with faithful love,
Encouraging love toward the Infant with unwavering faith.
And let our joyous anthems peal,
Calling for joyful and triumphant songs in honor of the Infant.
For him who reigns above.
Expressing admiration for the Infant who reigns in a higher realm.
Glad hymns in the Infant's laud,
Advocating the singing of hymns praising the Infant's glory.
Sing we to Him while we may,
Encouraging the act of singing while the opportunity exists.
In heaven where He is throned as God,
Referring to the Infant's divine throne in heaven, implying divine acknowledgment.
Our service He will pay.
Stating that the service rendered will be reciprocated by the Infant in heaven.
Be we to the Infant true,
Encouraging faithfulness to the Infant while living on earth.
While we are dwelling on mould,
Emphasizing that this commitment is valid during earthly existence.
And He will give us our wages due,
Assuring that the faithful will receive appropriate rewards from the Infant.
A crown of purest gold.
Describing the promised reward as a crown made of the purest gold.
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