Awake before sunrise, before heat of day
Get ready for Christmas, we must be away

Chorus:
Come worship the Christ child, our shepherd, our head;
The woolshed his dwelling, the wool bale his bed

The shepherds go muster, the dogs hunt away;
With dust and the barking, it's shearing all day

A breather for smoko, a time to give pride
To Jesus our shepherd, our saviour and guide

On horseback, on hill top, creation below;
God's beauty, our freedom, in Christ we may know