Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 28 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ Birth and Infancy Refrain First Line: He come from the glory Lyrics: 1 The virgin Mary had a baby boy,
the virgin Mary had a baby boy,
the virgin Mary had a baby boy,
and they say that his name is Jesus.
[Refrain:]
He come from the glory,
he come from the glorious kingdom.
He come from the glory,
he come from the glorious kingdom.
O yes! believer!
O yes! believer!
He come from the glory,
he come from the glorious kingdom.
2 The angels sang when the baby born,
the angels sang when the baby born,
the angels sang when the baby born,
and they say that his name is Jesus. [Refrain]
3 The shepherds came where the baby born,
the shepherds came where the baby born,
the shepherds came where the baby born,
and they say his name is Jesus. [Refrain] Used With Tune: THE VIRGIN MARY Text Sources: West Indian carol, from Edric Conner Collection of West Indian Spirituals, 1945
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