The night before Christmas Eve - Robert Reinick
The night before Christmas Eve,
There the children lie in their dreams;
They dream of beautiful things
And of the Christmas tree.
And while they sleep and dream,
it becomes clear in the sky,
and flying through the sky,
three angels marvellously.
They carry a lovely little child,
That is the Holy Christ;
He is so pious and kind,
As there is none on earth.
And as it flies through the sky
Silently over the houses,
It looks into every little bed,
Where only a little child lies.
And rejoices over all,
who are pious and kind;
for such loves from the heart,
the dear child of heaven.
Will also give it richly
With desire for the very best,
And will give it beautiful presents
For the dear Christmas festival.
Today the children are already asleep
and only see it in their dreams,
but tomorrow they will dance and jump
around the Christmas tree.
Source photo: © Renate Kalloch / PIXELIO