Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Words and music by German carol · tr. Theodore Baker · 1894
Key of F · 69 BPM · 4/4 · Christmas,Hope · Isaiah 11:1
Verse 1
Lo, how a rose e'er blooming from tender stem hath sprung,
of Jesse's lineage coming as men of old have sung.
It came, a floweret bright,
amid the cold of winter, when half spent was the night.
Verse 2
Isaiah 'twas foretold it, the Rose I have in mind;
With Mary we behold it, the virgin mother kind. To
show God's love aright, she
bore to men a Savior, When half spent was the night.
Verse 3
The shepherds heard the story proclaimed by angels bright, How Christ,
the Lord of glory was born on earth this
night. To Bethlehem they sped
and in the manger found Him, As angel heralds said.
Verse 4
This Flow'r, whose fragrance tender with sweetness fills the air,
Dispels with glorious splendor the darkness everywhere; True Man,
yet very God, from
sin and death He saves us, And lightens ev'ry load.
Verse 5
O Savior, Child of Mary, who felt our human woe, O
Savior, King of glory, who dost our weakness know; Bring
us at length we pray,
to the bright courts of Heaven, And to the endless day!
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