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98. Unto us a boy is born

1. Unto us a boy is born!
The King of all creation,
came he to a world forlorn,
the Lord of every nation.

2. Cradled in a stall was he
with sleepy cows and asses;
but the very beasts could see
that he all men surpasses.

3. Herod then with fear was filled;
"A prince," he said, "in Jewry!"
All the little boys he killed
at Bethlehem in his fury.

4. Now may Mary's son, who came
so long ago to love us,
lead us all with hearts aflame
unto the joys above us.

5. Unto us a boy is born!
The King of all creation,
came he to a world forlorn,
the Lord of every nation.

Text Information
First Line: Unto us a boy is born
Translator: Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936 (alt.)
Meter: 77. 77
Language: English
Publication Date: 1985
Source: Latin carol, 15th cent.
Copyright: From The Oxford Book of Carols © 1964. Oxford University Press.
Notes: Now Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: PUER NOBIS NASCITUR
Harmonizer: Geoffrey Turton Shaw, 1879-1943
Meter: 77. 77
Key: D Major
Copyright: By permission of Oxford University Press.
Notes: Now Public Domain



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