Love came down at Christmas (John Sebastian Matthews)

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Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27).   Copyright: CC BY 1.0

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Title: Love Came Down at Christmas
Composer: John Sebastian Matthews
Lyricist: Christina Rossetti

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published:

Description: Music: Gar­ton, tra­di­tion­al Ir­ish mel­o­dy

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• Cyber Hymnal™ entry for Love Came Down at Christmas

Original text 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 to all men,
Love for plea and gift and sign.

Lyrics: Chris­ti­na Ros­set­ti , Time Flies: a Read­ing Di­a­ry, 1885.