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Favorite secular (cynical) Christmas Song: The Santa Song From invader zim

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Favorite sacred Christmas Song:

LO, HOW A ROSE E’ER BLOOMING

Words: 15th Cen­tu­ry car­ol (Es ist ein Ros ent­sprung­en); vers­es 1-2 trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by The­o­dore Bak­er, 1894. Verses 3-4, Fried­rich Lay­ritz, trans­lat­ed by Har­ri­et Rey­nolds Krauth, 1875. Verse 5, trans­lat­ed or writ­ten by John C. Mat­tes, 1914.

Music: Es Ist Ein Ros’, Al­te Ca­thol­ische Geist­liche Kirch­en­ge­säng (Köln, Ger­ma­ny: 1599); har­mo­ny by Mi­chael Prae­tor­i­us, 1609 (MI­DI, score).

This hymn was sung in the Acad­e­my Award win­ning mo­vie Love Sto­ry (1971).

Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming from tender stem hath sprung!
Of Jesse’s lineage coming, as men of old have sung.
It came, a floweret bright, amid the cold of winter,
When half spent was the night.

Isaiah ’twas foretold it, the Rose I have in mind;
With Mary we behold it, the virgin mother kind.
To show God’s love aright, she bore to men a Savior,
When half spent was the night.

The shepherds heard the story proclaimed by angels bright,
How Christ, the Lord of glory was born on earth this night.
To Bethlehem they sped and in the manger found Him,
As angel heralds said.

This Flower, whose fragrance tender with sweetness fills the air,
Dispels with glorious splendor the darkness everywhere;
True Man, yet very God, from sin and death He saves us,
And lightens every load.

O Savior, Child of Mary, who felt our human woe,
O Savior, King of glory, who dost our weakness know;
Bring us at length we pray, to the bright courts of Heaven,
And to the endless day!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome, COBOL2Java, and thanks for sharing this beautiful song. When I get home tonight I’ll go looking for it.

[fatima]

Sorry I took so long COBOL2Java(((Hugs)))Fatima

Renée Fleming-Mormon Tabernacle Choir
LO, HOW A ROSE E’ER BLOOMING
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_GeIiJUo9Q