(In the fields of Bethlehem (dim light))
First act
The male voice chanted: There are shepherds in the fields of Bethlehem. They watch over the sheep at night.
Shepherd A: All is silent and the night is heavy. Oh! Our hearts are like the wilderness at night, dark, lonely, hungry and fearful. ...
Shepherd B: How we long for the birth of Christ, to bring light to the dark world, joy and hope to the people who are in pain and despair, and to bring new life to the dying. ...
Shepherd solo: (chorus)
Shepherd C: It's cold in winter. It's late at night, and everyone is sleeping. We! Watch the sheep!
Female chorus:
The whole audience was bright, and the herdsmen were surprised and afraid. )
Shepherd A: Look! What a wonderful glory to make the wilderness bright as day!
L 1: Don't be afraid. I give you good news, which concerns all peoples, because a savior, the Lord Christ, was born for you in the city of David. You will see a baby wrapped in cloth lying in a manger, and that is an omen.
Poetry: 3/4 in D key
Act ii
(On the way to Bethlehem)
Male voice recitation: When Herod was king, Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Judea. Some wise men came to Jerusalem from the east and said, where is the man who was born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east, so we came to worship him.
(Three doctors, travel-stained, walking on the road, hiding treasure boxes in their arms, occasionally taking them out to have a look)
Doctor A: We saw a bright jing xing in our hometown.
Dr b: we came here across the desert.
Doctor C: We abandon our hometown and concentrate on seeking the king.
The male voices sang in unison: The three doctors came all the way because they saw the starlight, abandoned their hometown, and wholeheartedly sought the king, followed jing xing, regardless of the distance.
Male voice recitation: Herod was uneasy when he heard it; The whole city of Jerusalem was in a panic. So he called the chief priests and the scribes of the people and asked them, Where should Christ be born? They answered and said, Bethlehem in Judea. A prophet wrote, "Bethlehem in Judea, you are not the smallest among the Jewish cities, because a king will come out of you." Shepherd my people Israel. "
Doctor A: Herod secretly called us just now and asked us when the star would appear.
Doctor B: He sent us to Bethlehem, saying: Visit the child carefully and report when you find it, so that I can worship him.
Doctor C: Why didn't we see jing xing when we were in Jerusalem … Ah! (Surprised) jing xing! Jing xing is ahead of us again.
Doctor (co): Good? Hurry and follow jing xing!
(A doctor's threesome, a shepherd's threesome, meet)
Doctor A: You are beaming; In a hurry, where are you going?
Shepherd A: We're going to see the Messiah, our new king!
Doctor B: We're not far from Wan Li, and we've traveled across mountains and rivers to find a new king.
Doctor C: Look, jing xing has stopped on it!
Everyone: ok! Let's go and see him together!
Act iii
(On the way out of the inn stable)
When they entered the house, they saw the child and his mother Mary, and they fell down and worshipped the child. The three doctors opened the treasure box and took out gold, frankincense and myrrh as gifts for him.
Chorus: (poem "Baby in the manger")
In a distant manger, there is no pillow or bed. Little Jesus sleeps well.
All the stars look at the place where the Lord sleeps, little Lord Jesus, sleeping on the hay.
Doctor A: We are really glad to see the new king.
Doctor B: But after a long journey, we are really tired.
Doctor C: Then let's take a nap here!
(Three doctors, sleeping on the side of the road for a while, then got up and left)
Doctor A: Shall we go back to see Herod?
Doctor B: Just now the Lord instructed me not to go back to Herod in my dream.
Doctor c: then let's go back to the local area by another way! (On the road)
Shepherd A: Now that you have seen it, let's spread what the angel said about children! Let everyone be happy with us.
Unity: Let's spread the message about all people together.
Male voice recitation: exultation! Woye, Hong Tao, mountain villages and towns ... responded to the praise of the troops and angels in the sky with one voice: "Glory to God in the highest place, and peace to those he likes ..."
Chorus: The world rejoices, the savior comes, and the earth takes over his king. I only hope that all the hearts will be ready, and everything in the sky will sing, and everything in the sky will sing.
(end of the play)