Rejoice in the Lord ‎#215

215. Child in the Manger

1 Child in the manger, infant of Mary,
outcast and stranger, Lord of all!
Child who inherits all our transgressions,
all our demerits on him fall.

2 Monarchs have tender, delicate children
nourished in splendor, day by day;
death soon shall banish honor and beauty;
pleasure shall vanish, forms decay.

3 But the most holy Child of salvation
gently and lowly lived below;
now as our glorious mighty Redeemer,
see him victorious o'er each foe.

4 Prophets foretold him, infant of wonder;
angels beheld him on his throne;
worthy our Savior of all their praises;
happy forever are his own.

Text Information

• First Line: Child in the manger
• Title: Child in the Manger
• Gaelic Title: Leanabh an aigh
• Author: Mary Macdonald of Mull
• Translator: Lachlan McBean (1888)
• Meter: 5.5.5.3 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Biblical Characters: Mary
• Source: Gaelic song, 19th century

Tune Information

• Name: BUNESSAN
• Meter: 5.5.5.3 D
• Key: C Major
• Source: Hebridean melody from the Isle of Mull