The Worshiping Church ‎#156

156. 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 every 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 S. Cook (1919)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Matthew 17:1-8
  ;
  Mark 9:2-8
  ;
  Luke 2:7
  ;
  Luke 2:16
  ;
  Luke 9:28-36
  ;
  John 1:11
  ;
  Revelation 5:9
• Topic: Christmas Season

Tune Information

• Name: TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM
• Arranger: Ernest Macmillan (1930)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Piae Cantiones, 1582