The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16070

16070. The Savior, Of The Virgin Born

1 The Sav­ior, of the Vir­gin born,
Was in a hum­ble man­ger laid,
He, Lord of all, our flesh as­sumed,
By whom the heav­’ns and earth were made.

2 His life the ty­rant Her­od sought,
And ev­ery su­btle art did try;
To wor­ship Him he made pre­tense,
That he the In­fant might des­troy.

3 But powe­r di­vine His life pre­served,
And now He reigns above the sky;
To Him who once from Her­od fled,
Now mul­ti­tudes for safe­ty fly.

Text Information

• First Line: The Sav­ior, of the Vir­gin born
• Title: The Savior, Of The Virgin Born
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: BERA by John E. Gould, BRESLAU from "As Hymnodus Sacer," BROOKFIELD by Thomas B. Soutgate

Tune Information

• Name: CANONBURY
• Composer: Robert Alexander Schumann (1839)
• Meter: LM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain