Birthday of a King
In the little village of Bethlehem There lay a child one day
And the sky was bright With a holy light O’er the place where Jesus lay.
Alleluia O how the angels sang! Alleluia How it rang!
And the sky was bright With a holy light ‘Twas the birthday of a King.
Twas a humble birthplace But O How much God gave to us that day!
From the manger bed what a path has led What a perfect holy way.
Alleluia O how the angels sang! Alleluia How it rang!
And the sky was bright With a Holy light ‘Twas the birthday of a King (William H. Neidlinger, 1890)