1 Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
From tender stem hath sprung.
Of Jesse's lineage coming,
By faithful prophets sung.
It came a floweret bright,
Amid the cold of winter,
When half spent was the night.
2 Isaiah 'twas foretold it,
The rose I have in mind,
With Mary we behold it,
The virgin mother kind.
To show God's love aright
She bore for us a Savior,
When half spent was the night.
| Text information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Lo, how a rose e'er blooming |
| Title: | Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming |
| Translator: | Theodore Baker |
| Meter: | 7.6.7.6.6.7.6 |
| Scripture: | Isaiah 11:1 |
| Topic: | Jesus Christ | Birth; Christmas; Jesus Christ | Incarnation |
| Source: | German carol 15th century |
| Language: | English |
| Tune information | |
|---|---|
| Tune name: | ES IST EIN' ROS' |
| Arranger: | Michael Praetorius (1609) |
| Meter: | 7.6.7.6.6.7.6 |
| Key: | F Major |
| Source: | Alte Catholische Geisliche Kirchengasäng, Cologne, 1599 |