Christmas-Songs.Org: Lo How A Rose Ever Blooming
Lo how a rose e'er blooming
From tender stem hath sprung
Of Jesse's lineage coming
As men of old have sung
It came, a flow'ret bright
Amid the cold of winter
When halfspent 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 to us a Savior
When halfspent was the night.
O Flower, whose fragrance tender
With sweetness fills the air
Dispel with glorious splendour
The darkness everywhere
True man, yet very God
From sin and death now save us
And share our every load.
About this song Lo How A Rose Ever Blooming
The traditional Christmas carol, "Lo, how a rose e'er blooming" is based on a 16th century German carol, "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen". The music was composed by Michael Praetorius.
The other Christmas songs translated from German on this site are O Christmas Tree and Silent Night, Holy Night.