Ancient and Modern ‎#317b

317b. Virgin-born, we bow before thee

1 Virgin-born, we bow before thee:
blessèd was the womb that bore thee;
Mary, mother meek and mild,
blessèd was she in her child.

2 Blessèd was the breast that fed thee;
blessèd was the hand that led thee;
blessèd was the parent's eye
that watched thy slumbering infancy.

3 Blessèd she by all creation,
who brought forth the world's Salvation
blessèd they, for ever blest,
who love thee most and serve thee best.

4 Virgin-born, we bow before thee:
blessèd was the womb that bore thee;
Mary, mother meek and mild,
blessèd was she in her child.

Text Information

• First Line: Virgin-born, we bow before thee
• Author: Reginald Heber (1783-1826)
• Meter: 88 87
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Luke 2:39-40
  ;
  Luke 11:27-28
• Topic: Blessed Virgin Mary; Blessing; Church Year: Christmas; Mary; The First Sunday of Christmas: Year A

Tune Information

• Name: QUEM PASTORES LAUDAVERE
• Adapter: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
• Meter: 88 87
• Key: F Major
• Source: German 15th-century melody
• Copyright: Arrangement: From The English Hymnal, 1906. Reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.