Verse 1
The wind blew keen the wind blew cold
The sheep were huddled in the fold
When Joseph reached a darkened town
And found no place to lay Him down
Chorus:
Lord may I with fire and bread
Relieve such pain remove such dread
And as freely thus I share
May Christ the stranger enter here
Quickly quickly Child of light
Be born within my heart this night
Verse 2
The pain was sharp the shadows hard
When Mary walked the cattle yard
She took dry straw to make her bed
Come quickly quickly child she said
Verse 3
The moon shone white but brighter far
There gleamed a single shivering star
When three kings rode and rode in fear
That Herod's men were drawing near
Verse 4
The frost lay sparkling on the hill
And all the sleeping world was still
While shepherds ran by stony ways
To find the child the angels praised
