Northfield Hymnal No. 3 ‎#323

323. There Came a Little Child to Earth

1 There came a little Child to earth
Long ago,
And the angels of God proclaimed His birth,
High and low.

2 Out in the night, so calm and still,
Their song was heard;
For they knew that the Child on Bethlehem’s hill
Was Christ the Lord.

3 They sing how the Lord of the world so fair,
A Child was born;
And that we might a crown of glory ware,
Wore a crown of thorn.

4 In mortal weakness, in want and pain,
He came to die,
That the children of earth might forever reign
With Him on high.

Text Information

• First Line: There came a little Child to earth
• Title: There Came a Little Child to Earth
• Author: Emily E. S. Elliott
• Publication Date: 1918

Tune Information

• Name: [There came a little Child to earth]
• Composer: Claire Chapman