Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, for what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:20
Words: Originally, a lullaby sung by the Virgin Mary in 16th Century mystery
plays in Leipzig, Germany.
Music: Resonet in Laudibus 14th Century German carol. Harmony by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906 (🔊 pdf nwc).
Joseph dearest, Joseph mine,
so prays the mother Mary.
Help me cradle the Child divine;
God reward thee and all that’s thine
In paradise,
Refrain
He came among us at Christmastide,
At Christmastide, in Bethlehem;
Men shall bring Him from far and wide
Love’s diadem: Jesus, Jesus,
Lo, He comes, and loves, and saves, and frees us!
Gladly, dear one, lady mine,
Help I cradle this Child of thine;
God’s own light on us both shall shine
In paradise, as prays the mother Mary.