Twelve Days of Christmas - Day Seven
December 19, 2005A Babe is Born in Bethlehem
A Babe is born in Bethlehem, Bethlehem,
Therefore rejoice Jerusalem.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
December 19, 2005
A Babe is born in Bethlehem, Bethlehem,
Therefore rejoice Jerusalem.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Within a manger He doth lie,
Whose throne is set above the sky.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
On this most blessed jubilee,
O Glory be, O God, to Thee.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Words: Possibly from a 14th Century Benedictine processional from the monastery of St. Georg, Hradlisch, near Olmütz (Puer natus in Bethlehem).
Music: “Puer Natus,” composer unknown