The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12919

12919. Unto Us A Boy Is Born

1 Unto us a boy is born,
King of all creation:
Came He to world forlorn,
Lord of every nation.

2 Cradled in a stall was He
’Midst the cows and asses;
But the very beasts could see
He all men surpasses.

3 Herod then with fear was filled:
A prince, he said, in Jewry!
All the little boys he killed
At Bethl’em in his fury.

4 Now may Mary’s son, who came
Long ago to love us,
Lead us all with hearts aflame
To the joys above us.

5 Alpha and Omega He!
Let the organ thunder,
While the choir with peals of glee
Rends the air asunder.

Text Information

• First Line: Unto us a boy is born
• Title: Unto Us A Boy Is Born
• Translator: Percy Dearmer (1928)
• Meter: 76.76
• Language: English
• Source: Moosburg Gradual, circa 1360
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: LASST UNS ALLE
• Meter: 76.76
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Gesangbuch Ander Teil (Dresden, 1632)
• Copyright: Public Domain