Text: | When Christmas morn is dawning |
Adapter: | Elizabeth Ehrenborg-Posse, 1818 - 80 |
Translator: | Claude William Foss, 1855 - 1935 |
Tune: | CHRISTMAS DAWN |
1 When Christmas morn is dawning
In faith I would repair
Unto the lowly manger;
My Saviour lieth there,
Unto the lowly manger;
My Saviour lieth there. A-men.
2 How kind, O loving Saviour,
To come from heaven above;
From sin and evil save us,
And keep us in thy love.
3 We need thee, blessèd Jesus,
Our dearest friend thou art;
Forbid that we by sinning
Should grieve thy loving heart. A-men
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | When Christmas morn is dawning |
Translator: | Claude William Foss, 1855 - 1935 |
Adapter: | Elizabeth Ehrenborg-Posse, 1818 - 80 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1958 |
Topic: | The Church Year: Christmas |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | CHRISTMAS DAWN |
Meter: | 7 6, 7 6. |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Source: | German Folksong, 1823. |