Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise ‎#313

313. See! in yonder manger low

1 See! in yonder manger low,
born for us on earth below,
see! the tender Lamb appears
promised from eternal years.

Refrain:
Hail, thou ever-blessèd morn!
Hail, redemption's happy dawn!
Sing through all Jerusalem,
'Christ is born in Bethlehem!'

2 Lo! within a manger lies
he who built the starry skies,
he who, throned in height sublime
sits amid the cherubim: [Refrain]

3 Say, ye holy shepherds, say,
what your joyful news to-day;
wherefore have ye left your sheep
on the lonely mountain steep? [Refrain]

4 'As we watched at dead of night,
lo! we saw a wondrous light:
angels, singing peace on earth,
told us of the Saviour's birth.' [Refrain]

5 Sacred Infant, all Divine,
what a tender love was thine,
thus to come from highest bliss
down to such a world as this! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: See! in yonder manger low
• Author: Edward Caswall (1814-1878)
• Refrain First Line: Hail, thou ever-blessed morn!
• Meter: 7777 and refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2008
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 6:1-3
  ;
  Isaiah 37:16
  ;
  John 1:29
  ;
  John 1:36
  ;
  Luke 1:78-79
  ;
  Luke 2:1-39
  ;
  Matthew 2:1-6
  ;
  Psalm 8:3
  ;
  Psalm 30:5
  ;
  Psalm 99:1
  ;
  Titus 2:11
• Topic: Christ Incarnate: Christmas and Epiphany

Tune Information

• Name: HUMILITY (OXFORD)
• Composer: John Goss (1800-1880)
• Meter: 7777 and refrain
• Key: G Major