[ Предположительная тональность: E ] [Verse 1] E B A B E People look East, the time is near, B F# B Of the crowning of the year. E C#m E B Make your house fair is you are a-ble, E F#m C#m B Trim the hearth, and set the table. E B C#m People look East and sing today, E A B E Love the guest is on the way. [Verse 2] E B A B E Furrows be glad, though earth is bare, B F# B One more seed is planted there. E C#m E B Give up your strength the seed to nourish E F#m C#m B That in course the flower may flourish. E B C#m People look East and sing today, E A B E Love the rose is on the way. [Verse 3] E B A B E Birds, though ye long have ceased to build, B F# B Guard the nest that must be filled. E C#m E B Even the hour when wings are frozen E F#m C#m B He for fledging-time has chosen. E B C#m People look East and sing today, E A B E Love the Bird is on the way. [Verse 4] E B A B E Stars keep the watch when night is dim, B F# B One more light the bowl shall brim. E C#m E B Shining beyond the frosty weather, E F#m C#m B Bright as sun and moon together. E B C#m People look East and sing today, E A B E Love the Star is on the way. [Verse 5] E B A B E Angels announce to man and beast B F# B Him who cometh from the East, E C#m E B Set every peak and valley humming E F#m C#m B With the word, the Lord is coming. E B C#m People look East and sing today, E A B E Love the Lord is on the way.