374. Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
1 Gentle Mary laid her child
Lowly in a manger;
There He lay, the Undefiled,
To the world a stranger.
Such a babe in such a place,
Can He be the Savior?
Ask the saved of all the race
Who have found His favor.
2 Angels sang about His birth,
Wise Men sought and found Him;
Heaven's star shone brightly forth
Glory all around Him.
Shepherds saw the wondrous sight,
Heard the angels singing;
All the plains were lit that night,
All the hills were ringing.
3 Gentle Mary laid her child
Lowly in a manger
He is still the Undefiled
But no more a stranger.
Son of God of humble birth,
Beautiful the story;
Praise His name in all the earth;
Hail the King of glory!
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | Gentle Mary laid her child |
| Title: | Gentle Mary Laid Her Child |
| Author: | Joseph Simpson Cook, 1859-1933 |
| Publication Date: | 2006 |
| Meter: | 76 76 D |
| Scripture: | Luke 2:1-20; Philippians 2:5-11; 1 John 3:5 |
| Language: | English |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM |
| Meter: | 76 76 D |
| Key: | G Major or modal |
| Source: | Piae Cantiones Ecclesiasticae, Griefswald, 1582; Common Praise (Canada), 1998 (Setting) |
