So distant was the little town So far from our regard That shepherds came before us all Their journey was not hard Hominibus bonae voluntatis Hominibus bonae voluntatis ♪ Too precious was the heavenly lamb A gift no king could bear God found the hands, God found the hands of a carpenter And placed His treasure there Hominibus bonae voluntatis Hominibus bonae voluntatis ♪ And when our hearts were barred to Him Too rich to offer room A manger cradled heaven's all And opened heaven's home Opened heaven's home Opened heaven's home And opened heaven's home And opened heaven's home! Hominibus bonae voluntatis Hominibus bonae voluntatis Ah