507b. O little one sweet, O little one mild

1 O little one sweet, O little one mild,
thy Father's purpose thou hast fulfilled;
thou cam'st from heav'n to dwell below,
To share the joys and tears we know,
O little one sweet, O little one mild.

2 O little one sweet, O little one mild,
with joy thou hast the whole world filled;
thou camest here from heav'n's domain,
to bring men comfort in our pain,
O little one sweet, O little one mild.

3 O little one sweet, O little one mild.
in thee Love's beauties are all distilled;
then light in us thy love's bright flame,
that we may give thee back the same,
O little one sweet, O little one mild.

Text Information
First Line: O little one sweet, O little one mild
Title: O little one sweet, O little one mild
Author: Samuel Scehidt (1650)
Translator: Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936
Meter: 10 9 88 10
Language: English
Publication Date: 2000
Topic: Christmas
Source: German
Copyright: © Oxford University Press. Used by permission from the "Oxford Book of Carols"
Tune Information
Name: O JESULEIN SÜSS
Harmonizer: Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750
Meter: 10 9 88 10
Key: B♭ Major
Source: Samuel Scheidt's "Tabulaturbuch" (1650)



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