"Now praise we Christ, the Holy One."
                          by Martin Luther, 1483-1546
                                         Text From:
                        THE HYMNS OF MARTIN LUTHER
        (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883), pp. 18-19



        1. Now praise we Christ, the Holy One,
        The spotless virgin Mary's Son,
        Far as the blessed sun doth shine,
        E'en to the world's remote confine.

        2. He, who himself all things did make,
        A servant's form vouchsafed to take,
        That He as man mankind might win,
        And save His creatures from their sin.

        3. The grace of God, th'Almighty Lord,
        On the chaste mother was outpoured;
        A virgin pure and undefiled
        In wondrous wise conceived a child.

        4. The holy maid became th' abode
        And temple of the living God;
        And she, who knew not man, was blest
        With God's own Word made manifest.

        5. The noble mother bare a Son,
        For so did Gabriel's promise run,
        Whom John confest and leapt with joy,
        Ere yet the mother knew her boy.

        6. In a rude manger, stretched on hay,
        In poverty content he lay;
        With milk was fed the Lord of all,
        Who feeds the ravens when they call.

        7. Th' angelic choir rejoice, and raise
        Their voice to God in songs of praise;
        To humble shepherds is proclaimed
        The Shepherd who the world hath framed.

        8. Honor to thee, O Christ, be paid,
        Pure offspring of a holy maid,
        With Father and with Holy Ghost,
        Till time in time's abyss be lost.
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        Notes:
        Text: from the Hymn "A solis ortus cardine."
        Hymn VII from "The Hymns of Martin Luther"
        Author: Martin Luther
        Translated by: Richard Massie
        Titled: "Christum wir sollen loben schon"
        Melody: the original Latin Melody
        Harmony: by M. Praetorius, 1609
        1st Published in: "Enchiridion"
        Town: Erfurt, 1524
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