189 To us is born a blessed child,
1 To us is born a blessed child,
To us a Son is given,
Born of a virgin undefiled,
He is our hope of heaven;
Had not this Child to us been born,
We all had been in sin forlorn,
He is our sole salvation;
All thanks, Lord Jesus Christ, to Thee,
That Thou wert pleased a man to be:
Save us from condemnation!
Text Information
- Author
- German, Anon., Before 1492
- Translator
- C. Doving, 1910
Tune Information
- Name
- Dies est Laetitia
- Meter
- 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7.
- Source
- German, 14th Century