The Celebration Hymnal ‎#284

284. The Birthday of a King

1 In the little village of Bethlehem,
there lay a Child one day,
And the sky was bright with a holy light
o'er the place where Jesus lay.

Refrain:
Alleluia! O how the angels sang.
Alleluia! How it rang!
And the sky was bright with a holy light,
'Twas the birthday of a King.

2 'Twas a humble birth-place, but O how much
God gave to us that day;
From the manger bed what a path has led,
What a perfect, holy way. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: In a little village of Bethlehem
• Title: The Birthday of a King
• Author: William Harold Neidlinger
• Refrain First Line: Alleluia! O how the angels sang
• Meter: 10.6.10.7. with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Topic: Christ: Birth

Tune Information

• Name: NEIDLINGER
• Composer: William Harold Neidlinger
• Arranger: Robert F. Douglas
• Meter: 10.6.10.7. with Refrain
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Arr. ⓒ Copyright 1986 by Word Music (a div. of WORD MUSIC)
• Notes: Optional segue to "O Holy Night!" No transition is needed.