The Magnificat's Meditation of the Day for Tuesday was "Huron Carol". It was the first North American Christmas carol. The song was written by Jesuit father and North American martyr Saint Jean de Brebeuf pencil drawing by Helen Hull Hitchcock in Quebec, Canada, where he was a missionary to the Huron people. The words are not exactly the same as in the devotional, but I think they both express the love Brebeuf felt for Jesus and the Huron people. Below are the lyrics that I found here . Twas in the moon of wintertime When all the birds had fled, That mighty Gitchi Manitou Sent angel choirs instead; Before their light the stars grew dim, And wond'ring hunters heard the hymn: Jesus, your King is born, Jesus is born, In excelsis gloria . O, harken to the angels' word, Do not decline To heed the message which you heard: The Child Divine, As they proclaim, has come this morn Of Mary pure. Let us adore. Jesus is born, In excelsis gloria . Within a lodge of broken ba...
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