Love came down at Christmas

General information

Lyricist is Christina Rossetti.

Settings by composers

• Christopher Hampson SATB
• Jens Klimek SATB
• John Sebastian Matthews SATB
• Edgar Pettman SATB

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Traditional — Love came down at Christmas

Texts and Translations

English text

1  Love came down at Christmas,
Love all lovely Love Divine;
Love was born at Christmas,
Star and Angels gave the sign.

2  Worship we the Godhead,
Love Incarnate, Love Divine,
Worship we our Jesus,
But wherewith for sacred sign?

3  Love shall be our token,
Love shall be yours and love be mine,
Love to God and all men,
Love for plea and gift and sign.