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Text:Unto us a child is born
Translator:Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936
Tune:PUER NOBIS NASCITUR
Arranger:Derek Holman, 1931-

160. Unto us a child is born

Text Information
First Line: Unto us a child is born!
Title: Unto us a child is born
Translator: Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936 (alt.)
Meter: 7 6 7 7
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Topic: Church Year: Christmas; Jesus Christ: First and Last / Alpha and Omega
Source: Latin, 15th century; V. 2 revision: Hymns for Today's Church
Copyright: Translation © Oxford University Press
Tune Information
Name: PUER NOBIS NASCITUR
Arranger: Derek Holman, 1931-
Meter: 7 6 7 7
Key: D Major
Source: 15th century carol melody,; Piae Cantiones 1582
Copyright: Arrangement © Derek Holman



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