Love Came Down at Christmas (John Sebastian Matthews)
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General Information
Title: Love Came Down at Christmas
Composer: John Sebastian Matthews
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
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Description: Music: Garton, traditional Irish melody
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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.
