Once in Bethlehem of Judah - Stanford, Charles Villiers

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⌛ Period → Late Romantic

◈ Genre / Form Carols

♯ Key G minor

⁄ Time Signature 6/8

♬ Voicing → SA

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate (Grade 3-4)

↕ Range F2 – F5

¶ Language → English

Measures 19

Texture mixed texture

Parts 3

Instruments SA, Organ

Pages 2

CPDL # 24291

Editor Douglas Walczak

Posted 2011-08-28

License Public Domain

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano/ Alto

E-4 – F5

ORGAN

F2 – E-4

¶Lyrics / Text

Once in Bethlehem of Judah, Far away across the sea, There was laid a little baby On a virgin mother’s knee. ''Refrain:'' O Savior, gentle Savior, Hear Thy loving children sing, The God of our salvation, The child that is a king. It was not a stately palace Where that little baby lay, With His servants to attend Him, And with guards to keep the way. ''Refrain'' But the oxen stood around Him, In a stable low and dim; In the world He had created There was not a room for Him. ''Refrain'' For He left His Father’s glory, And the golden halls above, And He took our human nature, In the greatness of His love. ''Refrain'' Of His infinite compassion, He can feel our want and woe; For He suffered, He was tempted, When He lived our life below. ''Refrain'' Still He stands and pleads in Heaven, For us, weak and sin-defiled; God, who is a man for ever, Jesus, who was once a child. ''Refrain''

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