On Christmas Eve I found a Christmas song I hadn't ever noticed before, Our Brother Is Born by Eleanor Farjeon (probably best known for the lyrics of "Morning Has Broken").

Our Brother Is Born

Now every Child that dwells on earth,
Stand up, stand up and sing!
The passing night has given birth
Unto the Children's King.
Sing sweet as the flute.
Sing clear as the horn.
Sing joy of the Children
Come Christmas the morn!
Little Christ Jesus
Our Brother is born.

Now every Star that dwells in sky,
Look down with shining eyes!
The night has dropped in passing by
A Star from Paradise.
Sing sweet as the flute.
Sing clear as the horn.
Sing joy of the Stars
Come Christmas the morn!
Little Christ Jesus
Our Brother is born.

Now every Beast that crops in field,
Breathe sweetly and adore!
The night has brought the richest yield
That ever harvest bore.
Sing sweet as the flute.
Sing clear as the horn.
Sing joy of the Creatures
Come Christmas the morn!
Little Christ Jesus
Our Brother is born.

Now every Bird that flies in air,
Sing, raven, lark and dove!
The night has brooded on her lair
And fledged the Bird of Love.
Sing sweet as the flute.
Sing clear as the horn.
Sing joy of the Birds
Come Christmas the morn!
Little Christ Jesus
Our Brother is born.

Now all the Angels of the Lord
Rise up on Christmas Even!
The passing night will bear the Word
That is the Voice of Heaven.
Sing sweet as the flute.
Sing clear as the horn.
Sing joy of the Angels
Come Christmas the morn!
Little Christ Jesus
Our Brother is born.

I have a MID2TXT version of the tune "Berkeley (Sowerby)" from Worship on the computer at church; will post it later. The other tune ("Christmas the Morn" by Kirke Mechem) I haven't heard.

Worship (GIA, 1986) gives only the first two stanzas; I found the rest through Google. For congregational use I would recommend 1-2-5 or 1-2 - but for choral performance all five could be useful.

Haruo