Depuis plus de quatr mille ans,
Nous le promettaient les prophetes,
Depuis plus de quatr mille ans,
Nous attendions cet heureux temps
refrain: He is born, the holy child,
Play the oboe and bagpipes merrily!
He is born, the Holy child,
Sing we all of the Saviour mild
Through long ages of the past
Prophets have foretold His coming;
Through long ages of the past;
Now the time has come at last!