Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book ‎#52

52. Why, Herod, unrelenting foe

1 WHY, Herod, unrelenting foe,
Does Christ the Lord’s birth move Thee so?
He doth no earthly kingdom crave,
Who unto us heaven's kingdom gave.

2 The star before the wise men goes,
This light to them the true Light shows;
They, by the three gifts which they bring,
Declare this child: God, Man, and King.

3 He was baptized in Jordan's flood,
The holy, heavenly Lamb of God,
And thereby He who did no sin,
From all our sins hath washed us clean.

4 And now a miracle was done:
Six waterpots stood there of stone;
Christ spake the word with power divine:
The water reddened into wine.

5 All honor unto Christ be paid,
Pure offspring of the holy maid,
With Father and with Holy Ghost,
Till time in endless time be lost.

Text Information

• First Line: Why, Herod, unrelenting foe
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1893
• Topic: Epiphany
• Notes: Comp.; German: Was fuercht'st du, Fiend Herodes, sehr - Dr. M. Luther, 1541

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