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==General information==
==General information==
{{Lyricist|Ben Jonson}}
'''Lyricist:''' [[Ben Jonson]]


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*[[I sing the birth (Charles Hubert Hastings Parry)|Charles Hubert Hastings Parry]] SATB (vv. 1,2 & 4)
*[[I sing the birth (Arthur Sullivan)|Arthur Sullivan]] SATB
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==Original text and translations==
==Text and translations==
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<poem>
{{Text|English|
1. I sing the birth was born to-night,
1. I sing the birth was born to-night,
  The author both of life and light;
  The author both of life and light;
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  He whom the whole world could not take,
  He whom the whole world could not take,
  The Word, which heaven and earth did make,
  The Word, which heaven and earth did make,
  Was now laid in a manger
  Was now laid in a manger}}
</poem>
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3. The Father's wisdom will'd it so,
3. The Father's wisdom will'd it so,
  The Son's obedience knew no No,
  The Son's obedience knew no No,
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  To see this babe, all innocence;
  To see this babe, all innocence;
  A martyr born in our defence:
  A martyr born in our defence:
  Can man forget this story?
  Can man forget this story?}}
</poem>
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==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Text pages]]

Latest revision as of 17:23, 23 February 2016

General information

Lyricist: Ben Jonson

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Text and translations

English.png English text

1. I sing the birth was born to-night,
 The author both of life and light;
 The angels so did sound it.
 And like the ravish'd shepherds said,
 Who saw the light, and were afraid,
 Yet search'd, and true they found it.

2. The Son of God, th' eternal king,
 That did us all salvation bring,
 And freed the soul from danger;
 He whom the whole world could not take,
 The Word, which heaven and earth did make,
 Was now laid in a manger

 

3. The Father's wisdom will'd it so,
 The Son's obedience knew no No,
 Both wills were in one stature;
 And as that wisdom had decreed,
 The Word was now made flesh indeed,
 And took on him our nature.

4. What comfort by him do we win,
 Who made himself the price of sin,
 To make us heirs of glory!
 To see this babe, all innocence;
 A martyr born in our defence:
 Can man forget this story?

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