1 Virgin-born, we bow before thee;
blessèd was the womb that bore thee;
Mary, mother meek and mild,
blessèd was she in her child.
2 Blessèd was the breast that fed thee;
blessèd was the hand that led thee;
blessèd was the parent's eye
that watched thy slumbering infancy.
3 Blessèd she by all creation,
who brought forth the world's Salvation,
blessèd they for ever blest,
who love thee most and serve thee best.
4 Virgin-born we bow before thee;
blessèd was the womb that bore thee;
Mary, mother meek and mild,
blessèd was she in her child.
Source: Ancient and Modern: hymns and songs for refreshing worship #317a
First Line: | Virgin born, we bow before thee |
Title: | Virgin-born, We Bow before Thee |
Author: | Reginald Heber |
Meter: | 8.8.7.7 D |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Virgin born, we bow before Thee. Bishop R. Heber. [Lent]. Appeared in his posthumous Hymns, &c, 1827, p. 54, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines, and appointed for the 3rd Sunday in Lent. As given in the People's Hymnal, 1867, No. 373, the lines "Mary, Mother meek and mild"; are altered to "Mary, Maid and Mother mild." It is otherwise unchanged.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)