“What shall we offer You, O Christ,
who for our sake have appeared on earth as a man?
Every creature made by You
offers You its thanks:
the angels, a hymn; the heavens, a star;
the Magi, gifts; the shepherds, their wonder;
the earth, its cave; the wilderness, the manger;
and we offer You a Virgin Mother.”
(Troparion of the Nativity of the Lord)