Lyrics
(William Harold Neidlinger, c. 1890)
1. In the little village of Bethlehem,
There lay a Child one day;
And the sky was bright with a holy light
Over the place where Jesus lay.
Refrain
Alleluia! O how the angels sang.
Alleluia! How it rang!
And the sky was bright with a holy light
‘Twas the birthday of a King.
2. ‘Twas a humble birthplace,
But O how much God gave to us that day,
From the manger bed what a path has led,
What a perfect, holy way. Refrain
See also
- Subject: Christmas
- Form: AB
- Harmony:Â chords I, II, IV, V
- Meter: 4
- Source
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