And high up in the air they heard singing.
The story quickly spread through the mountains round Bethlehem.

The shepherds who were awake roused those who slept.

Everywhere a delicious tremor was felt, a sense of mighty wonder.

A poor, strange woman and a naked child! What was the use of singing?
Swaddling clothes and wraps and milk were what was needed.

One brought the fleece of a slaughtered sheep.