The Worshipbook ‎#375

375. Gentle Mary Laid Her Child

1 Gentle Mary laid her child
Lowly in a manger;
There he lay, the undefiled,
To the world a stranger.
Such a babe in such a place,
Can He be the Savior?
Ask the saved of all the race
Who have found his favor.

2 Angels sang about his birth;
Wise Men sought and found him;
Heaven's star shone brightly forth
Glory all around him.
Shepherds saw the wondrous sight,
Heard the angels singing;
All the plains were lit that night;
All the hills were ringing.

3 Gentle Mary laid her child
Lowly in a manger;
He is still the undefiled,
But no more a stranger.
Son of God, of humble birth,
Beautiful the story;
Praise his name in all the earth,
Hail! the King of glory!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Gentle Mary laid her child
• Title: Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
• Author: Joseph Simpson Cook (1919)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Luke 2:7
• Topic: Christian Year: Christmas; Christian Year: Epiphany
• Copyright: Words copyright © 1956, 1958, by Gordon V. Thompson, Ltd., Toronto, Canada; International Copyright secured; used by permission of Carl Fischer, Inc., U.S.A., agents on behalf of Alta Lind Cook and Gordon V. Thompson, Ltd.

Tune Information

• Name: TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM
• Harmonizer: Ernest C. MacMillan (1930)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Piae Cantiones, 1582
• Copyright: Music used by permission of Ernest MacMillan.