Tune: Personent Hodie - On this day earth shall ring
('Long ago, prophets knew')
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God above, God of love
Your Spirit, holy dove
Came to earth, virgin birth
By His power would be
All revealed to Mary
Chorus
Let now praises ring
Earth and heaven sing
Dayspring's dawn, happy morn
Christ the Saviour is born
Mary, low, meek and mild
Would bear the pure Christ-child
She obeyed, not delayed
In beauty she arrayed
Of the Lord the handmaid - Chorus
Star of Beth'lem shine bright
Chase away gloom and night
Light of the world revealed
Man's stresses, strivings stilled
When we unto Christ yield - Chorus
God of grace, here the face
Of your Son we do trace
See Him in manger stall
Yet He ruler of all
Welcomes whom on Him call - Chorus
God forgive, we shall ilve
Unto you praises give
You have sent us your Son
He the pure sinless One
Salvation's work has done - Chorus
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: January 2nd, 2020 02:57
- Comment from author about the poem: A carol-poem in 6.6.6.6.6. metre. Chorus 5.5.6.6. metre. A carol or two in store still, for the '12 days of Christmas'.
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments3
And into the new year stll they keep coming. Are they all new Orchi or do you recyle any of them? Wouldn't blame you if you did.
Thanks M. Well, 99% of them are new. Some have different words to same tunes.
Fine write my friend.
Thanks Fay.
A few more to go yet Steve ~ it seems it's the 365 days of Christmas nowadays (366 this year)
Ex animo, Alan
Thanks Alan. Yep, it's time to wish everyone a Happy 2021. Well, we might forget later! heehee.
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