People Look East

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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 course the 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 frozen
God for fledgling 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
Christ 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

People Look East

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