Worship (4th ed.) ‎#429

429. Unto Us a Boy Is Born

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1 Unto us a boy is born!
The King of all creation,
Came he to a world forlorn,
The Lord of ev'ry nation.

2 Cradled in a stall was he
With sleepy cows and asses;
But the very beasts could see
That he the world surpasses.

3 Herod then with fear was filled:
"A prince," he said, "in Jewry!"
And all the little boys he killed
At Bethl'hem in his fury.

4 Now may Mary's son, who came
So long ago to love us,
Lead us all with hearts aflame
Unto the joys above us.

5 Alpha and Omega he!
Now let the organ thunder,
While the choir with peals of glee
Shall rend the air asunder.

Text Information

• First Line: Unto us a boy is born!
• Title: Unto Us a Boy Is Born
• Latin Title: Puer nobis nascitur
• Translator: Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936
• Meter: 7 7 7 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Topic: Christmas
• Source: Latin, 15th c.
• Copyright: Tr. © 1928, Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: PUER NOBIS NASCITUR
• Harmonizer: Geoffrey Shaw, 1879-1943
• Meter: 7 7 7 7
• Key: D Major
• Source: Piae Cantiones, 1582
• Copyright: Harm. © A. R. Mowbray and Co., Ltd.