The United Methodist Hymnal ‎#242

242. Love Came Down at Christmas

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1
Love came down at Christmas, Love all lovely, Love divine;
Love was born at Christmas; star and angels gave the sign.

2
Worship we the Godhead, Love incarnate, Love divine;
worship we our Jesus, but wherewith for sacred sign?

3
Love shall be our token; love be yours and love be mine;
love to God and all men, love for plea and gift and sign.

Text Information

• First Line: Love came down at Christmas
• Title: Love Came Down at Christmas
• Author: Christina G. Rossetti (1885)
• Meter: 67.67
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Topic: Christ's Gracious Life: Birth and Baptism; Christian Year: Christmas; Christian Year: Epiphany; Children's Choir Selections; Commitment; Jesus Christ; Love; Music and Singing

Tune Information

• Name: GARTAN
• Harmonizer: David Evans (1927, alt.)
• Meter: 67.67
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Harm. by permission of Oxford University Press