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Oh, Sleep Now, Holy Baby

Author: John Donald Robb, 1892-1989 Meter: Irregular Appears in 7 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 2:13-23 First Line: Oh, sleep now, holy baby (Duérmete, Niño lindo) Refrain First Line: Alaru, alamé Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: A LA RU Text Sources: Hispanic folk song

God of Adam, God of Joseph

Author: Fred Kaan, b. 1929 Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 2:13-23 First Line: God, you make us your companions Lyrics: Refrain: God of Adam, God of Joseph, God of sowing, soil and seed, Thank you for your world of promise, Milk and honey, wine and bread. 1 God, you make us your companions, Sharers of your loving cup; Thank you for the generations, Weave of names and threads of hope. (Refrain) 2 May your passion for creation Be reflected in our own; For our role in birth and nurture Make through us your presence known. (Refrain) 3 Thank you for all men entrusted With the charge of fatherhood, And for those who have no children, Yet are parents under God. (Refrain) 4 Abba(Father), God of Joseph, Human Christ whose name we bear, Spirit, womb of life and wisdom, Thank you, God for who we are! (Refrain) Topics: Parent Used With Tune: FARRELL

Our Savior's Infant Cries Were Heard

Author: Thomas H. Troeger Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 2:13 Topics: Biblical Persons; Jesus Christ Advocate; Biblical Persons Mary, Joseph, Herod; Children; Christian Education; Social Concerns Used With Tune: BARIUM SPRINGS HOME

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain Appears in 1,333 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 2:13-14 Lyrics: 1 Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King; Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!" Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With th'angelic host proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem!" Refrain: Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King." 2 Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord! Come, Desire of Nations, come, Fix in us Thy humble home. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; Hail th'Incarnate Deity, Pleased as man with men to dwell, Jesus, our Immanuel! [Refrain] 3 Hail, the heav'n-born Prince of Peace! Hail, the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings. Mild He lays His glory by, Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. [Refrain] Amen. Topics: Jesus Christ Birth Used With Tune: MENDELSSOHN

Once in Royal David's City

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 410 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Lyrics: 1 Once in royal David's city stood a lowly cattle shed, where a mother laid her baby in a manger for his bed. Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child. 2 He came down to earth from heaven, who is God and Lord of all, and his shelter was a stable, and his cradle was a stall. With the poor and mean and lowly lived on earth our Saviour holy. 3 Not in that poor lowly stable, with the oxen standing by, we shall see him, but in heaven, set at God's right hand on high, when, like stars, his children crowned all in white shall gather round. Topics: Christmas; Epiphany Used With Tune: IRBY

There's A Song In The Air

Author: Josiah G. Holland Meter: 6.6.6.6.12.12 Appears in 204 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 2:10 First Line: There's a song in the air! Topics: The Worship of God; The Son Nativity

Hail, thou ever-blessed morn!

Author: Edward Caswall (1814-1878) Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 164 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 2:1-6 First Line: See! in yonder manger low Lyrics: 1 See! in yonder manger low, born for us on earth below, see! the tender Lamb appears promised from eternal years. Refrain: Hail, thou ever-blessèd morn! Hail, redemption's happy dawn! Sing through all Jerusalem, 'Christ is born in Bethlehem!' 2 Lo! within a manger lies he who built the starry skies, he who, throned in height sublime, sits amid the cherubim. [Refrain] 3 Say, ye holy shepherds, say, what your joyful news today; wherefore have ye left your sheep on the lonely mountain steep? [Refrain] 4 'As we watched at dead of night, lo! we saw a wondrous light: angels, singing peace on earth, told us of the Saviour's birth.' [Refrain] 5 Sacred Infant, all Divine, what a tender love was thine, thus to come from highest bliss down to such a world as this! [Refrain] Topics: Christ Incarnate Christmas and Epiphany Used With Tune: HUMILITY (OXFORD)