Sunday's Hymn: The Birthday of a King

In the little village of Bethlehem,
There lay a Child one day;
And the sky was bright with a holy light
O’er the place where Jesus lay.

Refrain

Alleluia! O how the angels sang.
Alleluia! How it rang!
And the sky was bright with a holy light
’Twas the birthday of a King.

’Twas a humble birthplace, but O how much
God gave to us that day,
From the manger bed what a path has led,
What a perfect, holy way.

—Will­iam H. Neid­ling­er

Recorded by Trinity Choir in 1923.

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• Update: O Come, O Come Emmanuel at Conjubilant with Song
• Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus at Gospel Grace
• Lead Me to Calvary at By Grace Alone
• Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne at The Happy Wonderer
• O Come, O Come Emmanuel at Hopeful Morning
• Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus at Field Stone Cottage
• Lord’s Day 50 at Tried With Fire 
• Lord’s Day 50, 2012 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Your Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: The Joy of Harvest
• Second Sunday in Advent at The Upward Call

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.

Comments

[Kim Shay]

That is such a great version of that song! Pretty good sound quality for that old, too!