Expository Songs

Hymns · 1921

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly

Songwriter Edith Reed, Traditional Polish Carol

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Details

Copyright Public Domain (Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. The publication year, if correct, suggests that this work may be in public domain in the U.S..)

Scripture connections

References

Verses this song directly draws from
Luke 2:7-14

Allusions

Verses this song echoes or alludes to
Luke 2:20Acts 10:36

Lyrics

Verse 1
Infant ho­ly, In­fant low­ly,
For His bed a cat­tle stall; (Luke 2:7)
Oxen low­ing, lit­tle know­ing,
Christ the Babe is Lord of all.
Swift are wing­ing an­gels sing­ing,
Noels ring­ing, tid­ings bring­ing: (Luke 2:10-14)
Christ the Babe is Lord of all. (Luke 2:11, Acts 10:36)

Verse 2
Flocks were sleep­ing, shep­herds keep­ing
Vigil till the morn­ing new (Luke 2:8)
Saw the glo­ry, heard the sto­ry,
Tidings of a Gos­pel true. (Luke 2:10)
Thus re­joic­ing, free from sor­row,
Praises voic­ing, greet the mor­row: (Luke 2:20)
Christ the Babe was born for you.