Music: Traditional - Harmonized By Michael Praetorius, 1609 Words: German, 15th Century From: Guitar Picker (www.gospelmusic.tk) Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming Lo, how a Rose e'er bloom-ing From ten-der stem hath sprung! Of Jes-se's lin-eage com-ing As men of old have sung. It came, a flower-et bright, A-mid the cold of win-ter, When half spent was the night. I-sa-iah 'twas fore-told it, The Rose I have in mind, With Ma-ry we be-hold it, The Vir-gin Moth-er kind. To show God's love a-right, She bore to men a Sav-iour, When half spent was the night. To Ma-ry, Rose of hea-ven, With lov-ing hearts we say Let our sins be for-giv-en, And grief be turned a-way Up on this Christ-mas Day; To Je-sus, child of win-ter, For grace and hope we pray.