Translations. - A Song Of Praise For The Birth Of Our Lord Jesus Christ. (luther's Song-book.) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC AAAAC DDEEC BBAAC FFCCC CCGGC HEIIC| Praised be thou O Jesus Christ | A |
| That a man on earth thou liest | A |
| Born of a maiden it is true | B |
| In this exults the heavenly crew | B |
| Kyrioleis | C |
| Footnote Greek kurie elxaeson Lord have mercy | C |
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| The Father's only son begot | A |
| In the manger has his cot | A |
| In our poor dying flesh and blood | A |
| Doth mask itself the eternal Good | A |
| Kyrioleis | C |
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| Whom all the world could not enwrap | D |
| Lieth he in Mary's lap | D |
| A little child he now is grown | E |
| Who everything upholds alone | E |
| Kyrioleis | C |
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| In him the eternal light breaks through | B |
| Gives the world a glory new | B |
| A great light shines amid the night | A |
| And makes us children of the light | A |
| Kyrioleis | C |
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| The Father's son so God his name | F |
| A guest into this world he came | F |
| And leads us from the vale of tears | C |
| He in his palace make us heirs | C |
| Kyrioleis | C |
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| Poor to the earth he cometh thus | C |
| Pity so to take on us | C |
| And makes us rich in heaven above | G |
| And like the angels of his love | G |
| Kyrioleis | C |
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| All this for us hath Jesus done | H |
| And his great love to us hath shown | E |
| Let Christendom rejoice therefore | I |
| And give him thanks for evermore | I |
| Kyrioleis | C |
George Macdonald
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