Rejoice in the Lord ‎#210

210. Gentle Mary Laid Her Child

1 Gentle Mary laid her Child lowly in a manger;
there he lay, the undefiled, to the world a stranger:
Such a Babe in such a place -- can he be the Savior?
Ask the saved of all the race who have found his favor.

2 Angels sang about his birth; wise men sought and found him;
heaven’s star shone brightly forth, glory all around him.
Shepherds saw the wondrous sight, heard the angels singing;
all the plains were lit that night, all the hills were ringing.

3 Gentle Mary laid her Child lowly in a manger;
he is still the undefiled, but no more a stranger.
Son of God, of humble birth, beautiful the story;
praise his name in all the earth, hail the King of Glory!

Text Information

• First Line: Gentle Mary laid her child
• Title: Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
• Author: Joseph Simpson Cook (1919)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 D trochaic
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Biblical Characters: Mary
• Copyright: © 1956, 1958 by Gordon V. Thompson, Ltd.
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 D trochaic
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Piae Cantiones (1582)