A Christmas Song For Every Day #12

"People, Look East" - a seminary chapel classic.

People, look east. The time is near
of the crowning of the year.
Make your house fair as you are able,
trim the hearth, and set the table.
People, look east, and sing today:
Love, the guest is on the way.

Furrows, be glad though earth is bare.
One more seed is planted there
Give up your strength the seed to nourish
That in time a flower may flourish
People, look east, and sing today:
Love, the rose is on the way.

Birds, though you long have ceased to build,
guard the nest that must be filled.
Even the hour when wings are froz'n,
He the fledging time has chosen.
People, look east, and sing today:
Love, the bird is on the way.

Stars, keep the watch. When night is dim
one more light the bowl shall brim,
shining beyond the frosty weather,
bright as sun and moon together,
People, look east, and sing today:
Love, the star, is on the way.

Angels, announce with shouts of mirth,
Him who brings new life to earth.
Set every peak and valley humming with the word,
the Lord is coming.
People, look east, and sing today:
Love, the Lord, is on the way.