Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming Songtext
von John McDermott

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 flow′ret 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 herald said

Amid the cold of winter
When half-spent was the night