Hark! The Herald Banjo Rings
Christmas 2009
December 14
"Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" is a beautiful Christmas hymn, and one of Liddy's favorites. When originally published as a Catholic hymn, the focus was Mary. When adopted by Protestants, the focus was shifted to Jesus. There are many verses, but these are the two in the Presbyterian Hymnal.
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Performed by Greg Barlow on banjo
Words: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, German carol, 15th century; trans. Theodore Baker, 1894.
Music: ES IST EIN' ROS, Anonymous, 16th century; arr. Michael Praetorius, 1609.
Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
From tender stem hath sprung,
Of Jesse's lineage coming,
By faithful prophets 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 for us a Savior,
When half spent was the night.
Sources and more information
- Presbyterian Hymnal, 1990.
- Hymns and Carols of Christmas
- Hymns and Carols of Christmas - Notes
- Wikipedia