[Verse 1]
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People look East, the time is near,
B F# B
Of the crowning of the year.
E C#m E B
Make your house fair is you are a-ble,
E F#m C#m B
Trim the hearth, and set the table.
E B C#m
People look East and sing today,
E A B E
Love the guest is on the way.
[Verse 2]
E B A B E
Furrows be glad, though earth is bare,
B F# B
One more seed is planted there.
E C#m E B
Give up your strength the seed to nourish
E F#m C#m B
That in course the flower may flourish.
E B C#m
People look East and sing today,
E A B E
Love the rose is on the way.
[Verse 3]
E B A B E
Birds, though ye long have ceased to build,
B F# B
Guard the nest that must be filled.
E C#m E B
Even the hour when wings are frozen
E F#m C#m B
He for fledging-time has chosen.
E B C#m
People look East and sing today,
E A B E
Love the Bird is on the way.
[Verse 4]
E B A B E
Stars keep the watch when night is dim,
B F# B
One more light the bowl shall brim.
E C#m E B
Shining beyond the frosty weather,
E F#m C#m B
Bright as sun and moon together.
E B C#m
People look East and sing today,
E A B E
Love the Star is on the way.
[Verse 5]
E B A B E
Angels announce to man and beast
B F# B
Him who cometh from the East,
E C#m E B
Set every peak and valley humming
E F#m C#m B
With the word, the Lord is coming.
E B C#m
People look East and sing today,
E A B E
Love the Lord is on the way.