The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#106

106. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

1 Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming
from tender stem hath sprung!
Of Jesse's lineage coming,
as those of old have sung.
It came, a floweret bright,
amid the cold of winter
when half spent was the night.

2 Isaiah 'twas foretold it,
the Rose I have in mind;
with Mary we behold it,
The Virgin Mother kind.
To show God's love aright,
she bore to men a Savior,
when half spent was the night.

Text Information

• First Line: Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming
• Title: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
• Author: Theodore Baker (1894)
• Meter: 76 76 676
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Advent and Nativity
• Source: German 15th cent.

Tune Information

• Name: ES IST EIN ROS
• Harmonizer: Michael Praetorius
• Meter: 76 76 676
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Alte Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesang, 1599