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Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
Author: Joseph Simpson Cook Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 48 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Gentle Mary laid her Child
Lowly in a manger;
There He lay, the undefiled,
To the world a stranger:
Such a Babe in such a place,
Can He be the Savior?
Ask the saved of all the race
Who have found His favor.
2 Angels sang about His birth;
Wise men sought and found Him;
Heaven's star shone brightly forth,
Glory all around Him:
Shepherds saw the wondrous sight,
Heard the angels singing;
All the plains were lit that night,
All the hills were ringing.
3 Gentle Mary laid her Child
Lowly in a manger;
He is still the undefiled,
But no more a stranger:
Son of God, of humble birth,
Beautiful the story;
Praise His name in all the earth,
Hail the King of glory!
Baptist Hymnal,, 1991 Topics: liturgical Gospel Acclamation Songs
Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM
Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 78 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ernest C. MacMillan, 1893-1983 Tune Sources: Piae Cantiones 1582 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 11121 15656 71111 Used With Text: Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM
GENTLE MARY
Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Alta Lind Cook; Scott Wilkinson Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 15671 56712 15611 Used With Text: Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
GENTLE MARY
Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
Author: Joseph Simpson Cook Hymnal: Voices United #46 (1996) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Lyrics: 1 Gentle Mary laid her child
lowly in a manger;
there he lay, the undefiled,
to the world a stranger.
Such a Babe in such a place,
can he be the Saviour?
Ask the saved of all the race
who have found his favour.
2 Angels sang about his birth,
wise Men sought and found him;
heaven’s star shone brightly forth,
glory all around him.
Shepherds saw the wondrous sight,
heard the angels singing;
all the plains were lit that night,
all the hills were ringing.
3 Gentle Mary laid her child
lowly in a manger;
he is still the undefiled,
but no more a stranger.
Son of God of humble birth,
beautiful the story;
praise his name in all the earth;
hail the King of glory! Topics: The Christian Year Christmas; Angels; Biblical Characters Mary, Mother of Jesus; Biblical Characters Shepherds; Biblical Characters Wisemen/Sages/Kings; Biblical Narrative; Children Praising; Christian Year Christmas; Glory; Humility; Jesus Christ Birth and Infancy; Jesus Christ Kingship, Conqueror; Jesus Christ Saviour; Salvation; Star(s); Wonder; Advent 4 Year A; Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Day 1 Year A; Christmas Eve Year C Languages: English Tune Title: GENTLE MARY
Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
Author: Joseph Simpson Cook Hymnal: The Presbyterian Hymnal #27 (1990) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Lyrics: 1 Gentle Mary laid her Child
Lowly in a manger;
There He lay, the undefiled,
To the world a stranger.
Such a Babe in such a place,
Can He be the Savior?
Ask the saved of all the race
Who have found His favor.
2 Angels sang about His birth;
Wise men sought and found Him;
Heaven’s star shone brightly forth,
Glory all around Him.
Shepherds saw the wondrous sight,
Heard the angels singing;
All the plains were lit that night,
All the hills were ringing.
3 Gentle Mary laid her Child
Lowly in a manger;
He is still the undefiled,
But no more a stranger.
Son of God, of humble birth,
Beautiful the story;
Praise His Name in all the earth,
Hail the King of glory!
Scripture: Matthew 2:8-12 Languages: English Tune Title: TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM
Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
Author: Joseph S. Cook Hymnal: Christian Worship (1993) #56 (1993) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Lyrics: 1 Gentle Mary laid her child Lowly in a manger;
There he lay, the undefiled, To the world a stranger.
Such a babe in such a place -- Can he be the Savior?
Ask the saved of all the race Who have found his favor.
2 Angels sang about his birth; Wise men sought and found him.
Heaven's star shone brightly forth, Glory all around them.
Shepherds saw the wondrous sight, Heard the angels singing.
All the plains were lit that night; All the hills were ringing.
3 Gentle Mary laid her child Lowly in a manger;
He is still the undefiled, But no more a stranger.
Son of God, of humble birth, Beautiful the story;
Praise his name in all the earth, Hail the King of glory! Topics: Christmas; Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM
Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
Joseph S. Cook
1859 - 1933 Person Name: Joseph Simpson Cook Author of "Gentle Mary Laid Her Child" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Cook, Joseph Simpson. (Durham County, England, December 4, 1859--May 27, 1933, Toronto, Canada). Methodist. Wesleyan Theological College (Montreal) certificate, 1885; B.D., 1893; Illinois Wesleyan University, M.A., 1892; S.T.D., 1903. Pastorates in Ontario at Bayfield (1881-1882); Bluevale (1885-1887); Hensall (1888-1890); Ripley (1891-1893); Granton (1894-1896); Walkerville (1896-1898); Wallaceburg (1899-1902); Clinton (1903-1904); Ridgetown (1905-1908); Toronto (1909-1913, 1919-1925); Meaford (1914-1916); and Gravenhurst (1917-1918). He contributed articles and verse to many church-connected magazines. His best-known hymn, "Gentle Mary laid her child Lowly in a manger" won a 1919 contest of the Methodist weekly Christian Guardian.
--Hugh McKellar, DNAH Archives
Joseph S. Cook
Robert J. Batastini
b. 1942 Person Name: Robert J. Batastini, b. 1952 Arranger of "[Gentle Mary laid her child]" in RitualSong (2nd ed.) Robert J. Batastini is the retired vice president and senior editor of GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago. Bob has over fifty-five years of service in pastoral music ministry, having served several parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago and one in the Diocese of Joliet. He served as executive editor and project director for the Worship hymnals (three editions), Gather hymnals (three editions), Catholic Community Hymnal, and as executive editor of RitualSong.
In 1993 he became the first recipient of the Father Lawrence Heimann Citation for lifetime contribution to church music and liturgy in the U.S., awarded by St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana, and was named "Pastoral Musician of the Year-2000" by the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM). At its 2006 conference, he was named a Fellow of the Hymn society in the United States and Canada.
In his retirement he is active in the music ministry of St. Francis de Sales Parish, Holland, MI.
Nancy Naber, from www.giamusic.com/bios/
Robert J. Batastini
Anonymous
Composer of "TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
