The Presbyterian Hymnal ‎#48

48. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

1 Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
From tender stem hath sprung.
Of Jesse's lineage coming,
By faithful prophets sung.
It came a floweret bright,
Amid the cold of winter,
When half spent was the night.

2 Isaiah 'twas foretold it,
The rose I have in mind,
With Mary we behold it,
The virgin mother kind.
To show God's love aright
She bore for us a Savior,
When half spent was the night.

Text Information

• First Line: Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
• Title: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
• Translator: Theodore Baker
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 11:1
• Source: German carol 15th century

Tune Information

• Name: ES IST EIN' ROS'
• Arranger: Michael Praetorius (1609)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.6
• Key: F Major
• Source: Alte Catholische Geistliche Kirchengasäng, Cologne, 1599