527. The Birthday of a King

1. In the little village of Bethlehem,
There lay a Child one day;
And the sky was bright with a holy light
O’er the place where Jesus lay.

Refrain
Alleluia! O how the angels sang.
Alleluia! How it rang!
And the sky was bright with a holy light
’Twas the birthday of a King.

2. ’Twas a humble birthplace, but O how much
God gave to us that day,
From the manger bed what a path has led,
What a perfect, holy way. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: In the little village of Bethlehem
Title: The Birthday of a King
Author: William Harold Neidlinger (1890)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [In the little village of Bethlehem]
Composer: William Harold Neidlinger (1890)
Incipit: 55667 12155 64452
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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