Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#44

44. Long ago and far away

1 Long ago and far away
Heaven rang with joy today,
Jesus in the manger lay
In Bethlehem
Upon a Christmas morning.

Refrain:
He came among us at Christmas-tide,
At Christmas-tide, in Bethlehem;
Men shall bring him from far and wide
Love's diadem:
Jesus, Jesus,
Lo, he comes, and loves, and saves, and frees us.

2 Shepherds heard and wondered why
Angels sang up in the sky
'Glory be to God most high,'
In Bethlehem
Upon a Christmas morning. [Refrain]

3 Said the angel, 'For a sign
Ye shall find the Babe divine
Cradled with the lowing kine,
In Bethlehem
Upon a Christmas morning. [Refrain]

4 Hard upon the angel's word
Came they all with one accord,
In the manger found the Lord,
In Bethlehem
Upon a Christmas morning. [Refrain]

5 Glory, honor, laud and praise
Be to God for endless days
For the Babe his love displays
In Bethlehem
Upon a Christmas morning. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Long ago and far away
• Author: Edward Traill Horn, III, 1909 -
• Refrain First Line: He came among us at Christmastide
• Meter: Irregular. With Refrain.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Christmas
• Source: Refrain XV cent., German, tr. Oxford Book of Carols, 1928
• Copyright: Written for this book and copyrighted

Tune Information

• Name: RESONET IN LAUDIBUS
• Harmonizer: R. Vaughan Williams, 1872 - 1958
• Meter: Irregular. With Refrain.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: German Carol Melody, 14th cent.
• Copyright: Harmony from the Revised Church Hymnary by permission of the Oxford University Press