Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #782
Display Title: Unto us a boy is born! First Line: Unto us a boy is born! Tune Title: PUER NOBIS Date: 2008
Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #782
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.
Source: Worship (4th ed.) #429
Dearmer, Percy, M.A., son of Thomas Dearmer, was born in London, Feb. 27, 1867, and educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church, Oxford (B.A. 1890, M.A. 1896). He was ordained D. 1891, P. 1892, and has been since 1901 Vicar of S. Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill, London. He has been Secretary of the London Branch of the Christian Social Union since 1891, and is the author of The Parson's Handbook, 1st edition, 1899, and other works. He was one of the compilers of the English Hymnal, 1906, acting as Secretary and Editor, and contributed to it ten translations (38, 95, 150, 160, 165, 180, 215, 237, 352, 628) and portions of two others (242, 329), with the following originals:—
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| Title: | Unto Us a Boy Is Born |
| Latin Title: | Puer nobis nascitur |
| Translator: | Percy Dearmer (1928) |
| Meter: | 7.6.7.7.7 |
| Source: | Latin carol, 15th cent.; Oxford Book of Carols |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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