Lynch rewrote three Danish carols in English verse for the Chicago Master Singers 2007 Christmas concerts, including this text by Hans Christian Anderson, set to music by the Danish composer Niels W. Gade.
| FVM 1004 | The Jesus child in manger lay (SATB unacc.) |
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| Original Danish Title: Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå | ||
| Duration: 1:45 minutes | ||
| Original Text: Hans Christian Anderson | ||
| English versification by Francis L. Lynch © 2006 | ||
| Music: Niels W. Gade (1817-1890) | ||
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Text: English text © 2006 by Francis L. Lynch
The Jesus child in manger lay,
Though heav’n his rightful station.
His pillow here was straw and hay
In darkness and privation.
But bright the star o’er lowly seat
As oxen kissed the Christ-child’s feet.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! The Jesus Child.
Be glad, all souls who were forlorn:
Shake off your heavy sorrow;
A child in David’s city born
Shall comfort you tomorrow.
The Christ-child calls us all to be
In soul and mind, a child as he.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! The Jesus Child.