Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#131

131. Lo, Ho a Rose E'er Blooming

1 Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
From tender stem hath sprung,
Of Jesse's lineage coming
As men of old have 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 to them a Savior.
When half spent was the night.

Text Information

• First Line: Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
• Title: Lo, Ho a Rose E'er Blooming
• Translator: Theodore Baker (1851-1934)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.6.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Birth
• Source: 15th century

Tune Information

• Name: ES IST EIN ROS
• Arranger: Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) (1609)
• Incipit: 55565 53432 17155
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: 15th century