Christmas brings joy to every heart,

Sets old and young rejoicing,

What angels sang once to all on earth,

Oh, hear the children voicing!

Bright is the tree with lights aglow,

Like birds that perch together!

The child that holdeth Christmas dear

Shall keep these joys forever!

Joy comes to all the world today,

To halls and cottage hasting.

Come sparrow and dove, from roof, tree tall,

And share our Christmas feasting!

Dance, little child, on mother's knee,

The lovely day is dawning;

The road to Paradise is found

This blessed Christmas morning!

Once to this earth our Savior came,

An infant poor and lowly,

To open for us those gardens fair

Where dwell his angels holy.

Christmas joy he bringeth us,

The Christ-child, King of heaven;

"To very little child," he says,

"Shall angel wings be given."

Wake up, Lucia comes today,

O, be glad! Lucia comes in bright array

To light the way to Christmas day!

Wake up, Lucia greets us here!

Oh, be glad! Lucia comes again this year -

To bring us joy and bring us cheer!

She enters with the morning light.

Oh, be glad! Her happy face 'neath candles bright

Dispels the darkness of the night!

This day our hearts are filled with love.

Oh, be glad! Lucia tells of God's great love

And of His Gift from heaven above!

Sancta Lucia, mirage in star light,

Send in our wint'ry night your radiant beauty!

Come in your white array; inspire our hearts we pray!

Yuletide bestow on us - yuletides of joy!

Dreams under rustling wings, prophet of wond'rous things!

Light up your candles white, Sancta Lucia!

Night plods with heavy tread, court and cot cov'ring;

O'er earth now sunshine's fled, shadows are hove'ring.

But gloom in our home takes flight, she comes with tapers bright!

We hear as wond'rous words of hope are spoken!

Now shall another morn from rosy skies be born!

Sancta Lucia! Sancta Lucia!