Notable Nativity

orchidee



Tune: Cranham

('In the bleak midwinter')

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Carolling at Christmas

Joyful tunes 'tis this

Tell of babe born, stable

Meek and lowly all

Bethlehem, little town

Now of great renown

God in flesh comes to you

Worship Him anew

 

Babe grows, boy to a man

To follow God's plan

He e'er set to do still

Of His Father's will

He born ot the Spirit

Obeys every whit

Joseph, Mary, parents

Earthly, true is this

 

Light of the world, Dayspring

Salvation does bring

Dawn follows with day bright

Banishes dark night

Teaching, preaching, healing

Good news in each thing

Still your people witness

Of eternal bliss

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 3rd, 2021 03:28
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 6.5.6.5. 6.5.6.5. metre. I have made the last line of each verse into 5 syllables. Only 3 syllables in the original hymn. It may not have been a bleak midwinter time. Then of course the 'first Christmas' may not have been Dec 25th. In Jerusalem today it is 16C - hardly Winter, but Winter for us in the UK.
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 15
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Comments2

  • Robert Southwick Richmond

    I can sing the first verse of this.

    Note the typo in the third verse: dawn?

    • orchidee

      Thanks Robert.

    • Goldfinch60

      Good one Orchi.

      • orchidee

        Thanks Gold.



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