The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8388

8388. A Child For Us Is Born This Day

1 A child for us is born this day,
The angels’ king is He;
The Lord who over all has sway,
Nursed here vouchsafes to be.

2 In manger where the asses fed
The Child divine is laid;
Whom they as Christ acknowledgèd,
As King and Lord obeyed.

3 With joy the angels fillèd were,
And with the Lord do sing;
Glory to God above the sphere
In tuneful notes does ring.

4 Then Herod, who with fear was seized,
His envy great displays;
With slaughtered babes must be appeased,
Whose gore his fear allays.

5 Thou who wast born as on this day
Of virgin Mary pure,
Lead and conduct us in the way
To joys which e’er endure.

Text Information

• First Line: A child for us is born this day
• Title: A Child For Us Is Born This Day
• Latin Title: Puer nobis nascitur
• Translator: Unknown
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: 15th Century or earlier
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: THE WAITS' SONG
• Meter: CM
• Key: g minor
• Source: English Traditional
• Copyright: Public Domain