Now We Have Washed The Floor Lyrics

1. Now we have washed the floor, and we have carried wood.
The birds have got their sheaf of grain and we have trimmed the tree.
Let's sit down here and rest, and take a little pause,
While I rock the cradle, so brother gets a nap.

2. Now to the window pull up the bench, let's rest a spell;
We'll search to find the Christmas star, wherever she might be.
He brightest of them all, it is so clear and grand.
You'll see it o'er the rooftop where midwife Matja lives.

3. So good and kind that star is; it winks now, can you see?
And now I want to tell you more, so listen carefully:
The first time that she shone, she formed a bridge so bright,
Connecting earth to heaven, a manager and a cow.

4. So small and good the baby who in the cradle lay.
His mama took good care of him; his papa stood and smiled,
While shepherd boys around him did scurry back and forth.
The brought their little lambs, for the tiny boy to see.

5. And even the three Wisemen, they rode for many days,
Though no one knew the way, or to which place they were to go.
The Christmas star shone bright as it moved across the sky.
Not getting lost, they found Him; the star had been their guide.

6. That night was the first time, the Christmas star shed light
Now watch it radiating oe'r the peoples of our world.
Whatever happens to us, the lofty star stays bright.
You'll find her oe'r the rooftop where midwife-Matja lives.