The Worshipbook ‎#455

455. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

1 Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming
From tender stem has sprung!
Of Jesse's lineage coming,
As men of old have 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 to men a Savior,
When half spent was the night.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming
• Title: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
• Translator: Theodore Baker (1894, alt. 1972)
• Author (attributed to): Brother Conrad of Mainz (1588)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.6.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 11:10
• Topic: Christian Year: Christmas

Tune Information

• Name: ES IST EIN' ROS'
• Harmonizer: Michael Praetorius (1609)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.6.
• Key: F Major
• Source: Rhineland folk melody