Community of Christ Sings ‎#437

437. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

1 Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
from tender stem hath sprung!
Of Jesse's lineage coming
as seers of old have sung.
It came a flower bright,
amid the cold of winter,
when half-spent was the night.

2 Isaiah 'twas foretold it,
the Rose I have in mind;
with Mary we behold it,
the virgin mother kind.
To show God's love aright
of her was born a Savior,
when half-spent was the night.

3 This flow'r, whose fragrance tender
with sweetness fills the air,
dispel in glorious splendor
the darkness everywhere.
True man, yet very God,
from sin and death he saves us
and lightens every load.

Text Information

• First Line: Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
• Title: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
• Translator (sts. 1-2): Theodore Baker, 1851-1934 (alt.)
• Translator (st. 3): Harriet Krauth Spaeth, 1845-1925
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 11:1-2
• Topic: Christmas; Jesus Christ's Humanity
• Source: German carol

Tune Information

• Name: ES IST EIN ROS
• Harmonizer: Michael Praetorius, 1571-1621
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.6.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Alte Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesäng, 1599