I AM SO GLAD ON CHRISTMAS EVE by Inger Marie Lycke Wexelsen, 1859

I am so glad each Christmas Eve,
The night of Jesus' birth!
Then like the sun the Star shone forth,
And angels sang on earth.

The little Child in Bethlehem,
He was a King indeed!
For He came down from heaven above
To help a world in need.

He dwells again in heaven's realm,
The Son of God today;
And still He loves His little ones
And hears them when they pray.

I am so glad on Christmas Eve!
His praises then I sing;
He opens then for every child
The palace of the King.

And so I love each Christmas Eve
And I love Jesus, too;
And that He loves me every day
I know so well is true.

Amen