realms of grammati-lunacy

i love christmas carols. i currently have over 50 hours of christmas music saved on my computer ~ everything from handel and vivaldi classics to mariah carey.

sometimes, while listening or transcribing lyrics (for worship powerpoint at church) i come across a line that jolts me out of my routine ... and i spend a few minutes pondering one of the great traditions of this season:

ridiculous lyrics.

for example: one of the classics (and, incidentally, one of my favorites)... angels from the realms of glory

v.1
angels from the realms of glory, wing your flight o'er all the earth
-ok, we're a little weird with the "winging," but whatever
ye who sang creation's story, now proclaim messiah's birth
-that's pretty.
come and worship, come and worship, worship christ the newborn king!
-this is turning into a great worship song!

v.2
shepherds in the fields abiding, watching o'er your flocks by night
-can you pack any more shepherd cliches in one line?
god with man is now residing, yonder shines the infant light.
-infant light? sounds like e.t.
come and worship, come and worship....

v.3
-this is where it gets weird.
sages leave your contemplations, brighter visions beam afar.
-scottie, beam me to the brighter visions! ... ok bad joke.
seek the great desire of nations, ye have seen his natal star.
-"natal star" sound like a mediocre christian punk band. except they'd spell it, like, "nataLL staRR"....
come and...


i love the message of the song, but "natal star"??? come on, people...