Text: | O Sing a Song of Bethlehem |
Author: | Louis F. Benson |
Tune: | KINGSFOLD |
Arranger: | R. Vaughn Williams |
1 O sing a song of Bethlehem,
of shepherds watching there,
and of the news that came to them
from angels in the air:
the light that shone on Bethlehem
fills all the world today;
of Jesus’ birth and peace on earth
the angels sing alway.
2 O sing a song of Nazareth,
of sunny days of joy,
O sing of fragrant flowers’ breath,
and of the sinless boy:
for now the flowers of Nazareth
in every heart may grow;
now spreads the fame of his dear name
on all the winds that blow.
3 O sing a song of Galilee,
of lake and woods and hill,
of him who walked upon the sea
and bade the waves be still:
for though, like waves on Galilee,
dark seas of trouble roll,
when faith has heard the Master’s word,
falls peace upon the soul.
4 O sing a song of Calvary,
its glory and dismay;
of him who hung upon the tree,
and took our sins away:
for he who died on Calvary
is risen from the grave,
and Christ, our Lord, by heaven adored,
is mighty now to save.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O sing a song of Bethlehem |
Title: | O Sing a Song of Bethlehem |
Author: | Louis F. Benson (1899) |
Meter: | CMD |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1985 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | Jesus Christ: Epiphany and Youth; Jesus Christ: Life and Ministry; Jesus Christ: Passion and Cross |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | KINGSFOLD |
Arranger: | R. Vaughn Williams (1906) |
Meter: | CMD |
Key: | e minor |
Copyright: | Coll. Lucy Broadwood; from the English Hymnal; used by permission of Oxford University Press |