Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#37

37. Love came down at Christmas

1 Love came down at Christmas,
Love all lovely, Love divine;
Love was born at Christmas,
Star and angels gave the sign.

2 Worship we the Godhead,
Love incarnate, Love divine;
Worship we our Jesus:
But wherewith for sacred sign?

3 Love shall be our token,
Love be yours and love be mine,
Love to God and all men,
Love for plea and gift and sign.

Text Information

• First Line: Love came down at Christmas
• Author: Christina Georgina Rossetti, 1830 - 94
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Christmas

Tune Information

• Name: GARTAN
• Meter: 6 7, 6 7.
• Key: F Major
• Source: Traditional Irish Air
• Copyright: Harmony from the Revised Church Hymnary by permission of the Oxford University Press