Author: Theodore Baker; Friedrich Layritz; Harriet K. Spaeth Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.6 Appears in 101 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming from tender stem has sprung! Of Jesse’s lineage coming as saints 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 ... Topics: Heritage Before 1500; Incarnation; Jesus Christ Images and Names of; Mary, Mother of Jesus; Prophets Scripture: Isaiah 7:14 Used With Tune: ES IST EIN ROS’ Text Sources: stanzas 1–2 anon., “Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen” (present-day Germany), 15th c.; Alte Catholische Geistliche Kirchengasäng (present-day Germany), 1599; stanza 3 Friedrich Layritz (Germany), Liederschatz, 1832; trans. Harriet K. Spaeth (USA), The Hymnal, ...
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming