For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:12
Words: Ada J. Blenkhorn, 1898. Appeared in the Gospel Herald in Song, by William S. Nickle, George F. Meyer & Owen F. Pugh (Chicago, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1899), number 199.
Music: Emma E. Meyer (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Meyer (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
O happy morn, we welcome thee
With laughter and with song;
Thy hours so bright are our delight,
Thy joy we would prolong.
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Hail! happy morn!
How blessèd was thy dawning!
Hail! happy, joyous morn!
When Christ the Lord was born.
Hail! happy morn!
How blessèd was thy dawning!
Hail! happy, joyous morn!
When Christ the Lord was born.
No other day is half so bright,
No other day so dear;
For Jesus’ birth brought Heav’n to earth
And filled the world with cheer.
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And as the years roll swiftly by,
Thy glories we will sing;
We’ll raise in love our hearts above,
And praise our blessèd king.
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