The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10683

10683. If Angels Sang Our Savior's Birth

1 If angels sang our Savior’s birth,
On that most blessèd morn,
Then let us imitate their mirth,
Now He again is born.

Refrain:
Surrexit Christus hodie,
Surrexit pro nobis;
Surrexit Christus hodie,
Gloria, Jesu Domino!

2 Grieve not, vain man, who mortal art,
That thou to earth must fall;
It was His portion, ’twas His part
Of Him who made us all. [Refrain]

3 Himself He humbled to the grave,
Made flesh like us to show,
That we as certainly shall have,
A resurrection too. [Refrain]

4 Then with perpetual hymns let Christ,
Who from the dead was raised,
With Father and the Holy Ghost,
Eternally be praised. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: If angels sang our Savior’s birth
• Title: If Angels Sang Our Savior's Birth
• Author: Anonymous
• Refrain First Line: Surrexit Christus hodie
• Language: English
• Source: The Parish Choir vol. 1, no. 56, March 1877, p. 221 (Boston: Charles L. Hutchins)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [If angels sang our Savior's birth]
• Composer: Arthur Henry Brown
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain