Love Came Down at Christmas

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1 Love came down at Christmas,
Love all lovely, Love divine;
Love was born at Christmas;
star and angels gave the sign.

2 Worship we the Godhead,
Love incarnate, Love divine;
worship we our Jesus,
but wherewith for sacred sign?

3 Love shall be our token;
love be yours and love be mine;
love to God and others,
love for plea and gift and sign.


Source: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #234

Author: Christina Georgina Rossetti

Rossetti, Christina Georgina, daughter of Gabriel, and sister of Dante Gabriel and William Michael Rossetti, was born in London, Dec. 5, 1830, and received her education at home. Her published works include:— (1) Goblin Market, and Other Poems, 1862; (2) The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems, 1866 ; (3) Poems, mainly a reprint of Nos. 1 and 2, 1875; (4) A Pageant, and Other Poems, 1881, &c. In addition, Miss Rossetti has published several prose works, as:— Annus Domini (a book of prayers for every day in the year), 1874; Letter and Spirit of the Decalogue, 1883, and others. She has written very few hymns avowedly for church worship, but several centos have been compiled from her poems, and have passed into several hymn-books. The… Go to person page >

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Ancient and Modern #76a

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Ancient and Modern #76b

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #490a

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #490b

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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #109

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Celebrating Grace Hymnal #147

Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #170

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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #316

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Common Praise (1998) #131

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Common Praise #59

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Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #427a

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Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #427b

Complete Mission Praise #451

Hymnal #208

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Hymns for a Pilgrim People #95

Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #62

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Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #316

Hymns Old and New #320

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Hymns to the Living God #110

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Lutheran Worship #46

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Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #234

Rejoice in God #12

Singing the Faith #210a

Singing the Faith #210b

The Christian Life Hymnal #91

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The Cyber Hymnal #3600

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The Hymnal 1982 #84

The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #326

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The New Century Hymnal #165

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The United Methodist Hymnal #242

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The Worshiping Church #153

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Together in Song #317

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Voices Together #255

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Worship and Rejoice #210

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