Jesus is born:
formed in a womb and now a baby,
Jesus is born.
Swaddled and small he sleeps in hay.
Setting aside his power and glory,
homeless he enters human story:
Christ comes to earth.
Tune Title: SING LULLABY (OI BETLEEM)First Line: Jesus is bornComposer: Charles Edgar Pettman (1866-1943)Meter: IrregularKey: E♭ MajorDate: 2005Source: Basque traditional, Bordes, 1895
Tune Title: THE INFANT KINGFirst Line: Sing lullaby!Composer: C. E. Pettman (1866-1943)Meter: 4 9 4 8 9 9 4Key: F MajorDate: 1987Source: possibly from an old Basque noël
Tune Title: SING LULLABY (OI BETLEEM)First Line: Jesus is bornComposer: Charles Edgar Pettman (1866-1943)Meter: IrregularKey: E♭ MajorDate: 2008Source: Basque traditional, Bordes, 1895