The Snow Lay on the Ground ========================== Anglo-English Carol Adapted by Charles Winfred Douglas Harmonized by Leo Sowerby, 1941 [Verse 1] The snow lay on the ground, the stars shone bright, when Christ our Lord was born on Christmas night. Venite adoremus Dominum. Venite adoremus Dominum. [Refrain] Venite adoremus Dominum. Venite adoremus Dominum. [Verse 2] 'Twas Mary, daughter pure of holy Anne, that brought into this world the God made man. She laid him in a stall at Bethlehem; the ass and oxen shared the roof with them. [Refrain] [Verse 3] And thus that manger poor became a throne, for he whom Mary bore was God the Son. O come, then, let us join the heav'nly host; to praise the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. [Refrain]