Verse Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella; Bring a torch, come swiftly and run. Christ is born, tell the folk of the village; Jesus is sleeping in His cradle. Ah, ah, beautiful is the Mother; Ah, ah, beautiful is her Son. Hasten now, good folk of the village; Hasten now, the Christ-Child to see. You will find him asleep in the manger; Quietly come and whisper softly, Hush, hush, peacefully now He slumbers; Hush, hush, peacefully now He sleeps.