1 To a virgin meek and mild
came an angel holy,
greeting her, the undefiled,
in her chamber lowly:
Hail, to thee, thou blessed one,
chosen mother of God's Son!
Through a wondrous birth he shall come to earth,
and shall reign as a King,
as a King forever,
Jesus, blessed Savior.
2 By the sages long foretold,
now the day is nearing;
promises of God unfold,
in the Son appearing.
He the child of Bethlehem,
branch divine of Jesse's stem,
shall have great increase as the Prince of Peace,
and the earth shall be filled with the Lord's salvation,
Hope of every nation.
