The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#339

339. Unto us a boy is born!

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

2 Cradled in a stall was He,
with sleepy cows and asses;
but the very beasts could see
that He all men surpasses,
that He all men surpasses.

3 Herod then with fear was filled:
'A Prince,' he said, 'in Jewry!'
All the little boys he killed
at Bethlehem in his fury,
at Bethlehem in his fury.

4 Now may Mary's son, who came
so long ago to love us,
lead us all with hearts aflame
unto the joys above us,
unto the joys above us.

5 Omega and Alpha He!
Let the organ thunder,
while the choir with peals of glee
now rend the air asunder,
now rend the air asunder!

Text Information

• First Line: Unto us a boy is born!
• Translator: Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936 (alt.)
• Meter: 76 77 irregular extended
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004
• Topic: Jesus Christ: His Birth
• Source: Latin, 15th-century German; V. 5 slightly altered Compilers
• Copyright: © 1928 Oxford University Press, from Oxford Book of Carols
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: PUER NOBIS
• Arranger: Geoffrey Turton Shaw, 1879-1943
• Meter: 76 77 irregular extended
• Key: D Major
• Source: Piae Cantiones, 1582
• Copyright: Arr. © 1928 Oxford University Press, from Oxford Book of Carols
• Notes: Now Public Domain