Scripture Verse

Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you shall come for Me One who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. Micah 5:2

Introduction

Words: P. W. Blac­kmer, 1901. Ap­peared in Life and Service Hymns, compiled by R. E. Ma­gill (Rich­mond, Vir­gin­ia: Pres­by­ter­ian Com­mit­tee of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1917), num­ber 160.

Music: Brahms’ Lul­la­by Joh­an­nes Brahms, Opus 9, Num­ber 4, 1868 (🔊 pdf nwc). Ar­ranged by A. Cor­ta­da, 1888, and Ri­chard W. Ad­ams, 2020 (pub­lic do­main).

Lyrics

Long ago, there was born
In the city of Da­vid,
A sweet, ho­ly babe,
Who was Je­sus our king.
Angels sang at His birth,
Lullaby, peace on earth;
Angels sang at His birth,
Lullaby, peace on earth.

Jesus came as a child
From His Fa­ther in Heav­en,
And has shown us the way
To be lov­ing and kind,
While the stars sang ab­ove,
Lullaby, God is love;
While the stars sang above,
Lullaby, God is love.

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