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1 A Babe is born in Bethlehem,
In Bethlehem,
Therefore rejoice, Jerusalem.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
2 He doth within a manger lie,
A manger lie,
Whose throne is set above the sky.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
3 Stillness was all the manger round,
The manger round,
The creature its Creator found.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
4 The wise men came, led by the star,
Led by the star,
Gold, myrrh, and incense, brought from far.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
5 His mother is the Virgin mild,
The Virgin mild,
And He the Father’s only Child.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
6 The serpent’s wound He beareth not,
He beareth not,
Yet takes our blood, and shares our lot.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
7 Our human flesh He enters in,
He enters in,
But bears no single taint of sin.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
8 To fallen man Himself He bowed,
Himself He bowed,
That He might lift us up to God.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
9 On this most blessed Jubilee,
Best jubilee,
All glory be, O God, to Thee.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
10 O Holy Three, we Thee adore,
We Thee adore,
This day, henceforth, for evermore.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
Text Information | |
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First Line: | A Babe is born in Bethlehem |
Meter: | 8, 4, 8, 8. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1898 |
Topic: | Doxologies; The Church Year: Christmas; The Church Year: Epiphany |
Notes: | Latin, 14th Century. Tr. C. P. Krauth, alt.; Norwegian text title: Et Barn er födt i Bethlehem |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | A BABE IS BORN IN BETHLEHEM |
Composer: | L. M. Lindeman (1812-87.) |
Meter: | 8, 4, 8, 8. |
Key: | C Major |
Notes: | Norwegian tune name: Et Barn er födt i Bethlehem |