Author: Catherine Winkworth; Rev. Martin Luther Hymnal: The Hymnal #118 (1950) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Hymnal Title: The Hymnal Lyrics: 1 Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child,
Make Thee a bed, soft, undefiled
Within my heart, that it may be
A quiet chamber kept for Thee.
2 My heart for very joy doth leap,
My lips no more can silence keep;
I, too, must sing with joyful tongue
That sweetest ancient cradle song.
3 Glory to God in highest heaven,
Who unto man His Son hath given,
While angels sing with tender mirth,
A glad new year to all the earth.
Amen. Topics: Jesus Christ the Lord His Birth; Christ Birth and Infancy of; Christ Nativity, The; Christmas; Nativity, the Tune Title: VOM HIMMEL HOCH
Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child