The Hymnal ‎#118

118. Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child

1 Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child,
Make Thee a bed, soft, undefiled
Within my heart, that it may be
A quiet chamber kept for Thee.

2 My heart for very joy doth leap,
My lips no more can silence keep;
I, too, must sing with joyful tongue
That sweetest ancient cradle song.

3 Glory to God in highest heaven,
Who unto man His Son hath given,
While angels sing with tender mirth,
A glad new year to all the earth.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1855)
• Author: Rev. Martin Luther (1535)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Jesus Christ the Lord: His Birth; Christ: Birth and Infancy of; Christ: Nativity, The; Christmas; Nativity, the

Tune Information

• Name: VOM HIMMEL HOCH
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: C Major
• Source: "Geistliche Lieder," Leipzig, 1539