The Snow Lay on the Ground - Traditional

The snow lay on the ground,
The stars shone bright,
When Christ our Lord was born
On Christmas night.
Venite adoremus Dominum,
Venite adoremus Dominum.

'Twas Mary, Virgin pure,
Of holy Anne,
That brought into this world
The God made man.
Venite adoremus Dominum,
Venite adoremus Dominum.

She laid Him in a stall
At Bethlehem,
The ass and oxen shared
The roof with them.
Venite adoremus Dominum,
Venite adoremus Dominum.

Saint Joseph, too, was by
To tend the Child,
To guard Him and protect
His Mother mild.
Venite adoremus Dominum,
Venite adoremus Dominum.

The angels hovered round
And sang this song,
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Venite adoremus Dominum,
Venite adoremus Dominum.

And thus that merry morn
The Christ was born,
Noel, Noel, Noel,
Noel, Noel,
Venite adoremus Dominum,
Venite adoremus Dominum.

The Snow Lay on the Ground lyrics celebrate the bright star and the angel of the Lord appearing to the shepherds. It emphasizes the holy night and the virgin pure who bore the Savior. By singing The Snow Lay on the Ground lyrics the faithful join in a traditional and melodic call to come and adore the Lord connecting the beauty of the natural winter world with the spiritual radiance of the birth of Jesus in the Bethlehem stable.