Tune: Forest Green
('O little town of Bethlehem')
Luke 1 v.26-33
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The angel Gabriel was sent
From God, to city went
In Galilee, to Nazareth
And a message he saith
To a virgin betrothed to he
Whose name Joseph it be
Of the house of David, and see
Virgin's name Mary be
The angel said to her, All hail
Rejoice, I message tell
To you who are highly favoured
Of this be you assured
The Lord is with you, blessed are you
Among women, 'tis true
When she saw him she was troubled
By this greeting thus called
The angel said, Fear not, Mary
You have found favour, see
With God, and behold, for you shall
Conceive in womb, know well
And you shall sure bring forth a son
His name JESUS the one
He shall be great, eternal blessed
The Son of the Highest
And the Lord God shall to Him give
Throne, though He humbly live
The throne of His father* David (*ancestor)
Revealed to Him, not hid
And He shall reign o'er Israel
His kingdom shall not fail
Shall reign for ever, no ending
This Announcing we sing
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Author:
orchidee (
Online) - Published: December 20th, 2025 03:44
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6. 8.6.8.6. The fifth line of each verse is 7 syllables really, but it does fit to 8 syllables.
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments5
One of the most beautiful stories of this time of year so nicely told in this hymn. Those syllables can be troublesome. Good one Orchi
Thank you SB. I sneaked in an extra syllable in each verse - ooh!
Shush don't tell anyone and no one will notice. You are most welcome Orchi
Erm, I don\'t think it\'s heretical! heehee. Not necessarily meaning heretical in the religious sense, but in a general sense.
Doh! But I told them where the extra syllables are.
It is the magician revealing his trick
There's some tunes called 'irregular' metre or format. Syllables all over the place. 'O come all ye faithful' can be a tricky one to sing. The pesky syllables being irregular, all over the place! lol.
Beautiful Orchidee!!!
Thank you K.
I must say you out did your self on this one, so beautiful, my friend.
Thank you F. I have some carol-poems from a couple of previous years, posted on here. I rarely repeat poems, I say, I rarely repeat.......... lol.
Can you annunciate this word? S-P-I-N-A-C-H 🤮 Ah-gah-gah-gah-glug-glug. Burrrrp.
Great hymn-poem, Orchi. Your series is rockin', a jokes aside, my friend.
Thank you T. The OT/NT series seems to have ended now. P won't have sprouts for Christmas. He will have spinach instead of course. He has it 364 days a year. What does he have on the other day, or can't we answer that?! lol.
Good one Orchi but why is Jesus only mentioned in the bible and in no other history book.
Andy
Thank you Gold. Hmm, don't know. And was he born on Dec 25, or what day?
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