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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