For The Epiphany

Words: H. N. Oxenham

Tune: “Matheson,” Charles W. Pearce, Mus. Doc.
MIDI / Noteworthy Composer / PDF
Meter 88 88 88 88 (Trochaic)

Source: Arthur Henry Brown, ed., The Altar Hymnal (London: Griffith, Farrar, Okeden & Welsh, 1885), #22, pages 66-67.

1. Alleluia, Lord most Holy,
In Thy manger-throne we hail Thee;
Alleluia, meek and lowly,
Never shall our worship fail Thee.
Alleluia, Choirs of Angels
Sing at midnight-hour Thy glory,
To the watchful shepherds telling
From the skies Thy birth-day story.

2. Alleluia, Child of Mary,
Low the shepherds bend before Thee;
Alleluia, eastern Monarchs
With their costliest gifts adore Thee.
Alleluia, still unended
Rings the angel-hymn above;
From our Altars sweetly blending
Echoes earth's response of love.

“Matheson,” Charles W. Pearce, Mus. Doc.