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Hymnal Number
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Keys included:
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About this Hymn
Finding its origin in the fourteenth-century carol "In dulci jubilo," this hymn is a challenge to everyone to respond to the Christmas story, and to do it through celebration. Often loved as a choral work, it is filled with the joy and discovery of the Christmas story.
Lyrics
Verse 1
Good Christian men, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Give ye heed to what we say: Jesus Christ is born today. Ox and lamb before him bow, and he is in the manger now. Christ is born today! Christ is born today!
Verse 2
Good Christian men, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Now ye hear of endless bliss: Jesus Christ was born for this! He has opened heaven's door, and man is blest forevermore. Christ was born for this! Christ was born for this!
Verse 3
Good Christian men, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Now ye need not fear the grave: Jesus Christ was born to save! Calls you one and calls you all to gain his everlasting hall. Christ was born to save! Christ was born to save!
Good Christian men, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Give ye heed to what we say: Jesus Christ is born today. Ox and lamb before him bow, and he is in the manger now. Christ is born today! Christ is born today!
Verse 2
Good Christian men, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Now ye hear of endless bliss: Jesus Christ was born for this! He has opened heaven's door, and man is blest forevermore. Christ was born for this! Christ was born for this!
Verse 3
Good Christian men, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Now ye need not fear the grave: Jesus Christ was born to save! Calls you one and calls you all to gain his everlasting hall. Christ was born to save! Christ was born to save!
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Macaronic carol, 14th c.; tr. John Mason Neale, 1853, alt.
Music: German melody, 14th c.; harm. Robert L. Pearsall, 1834
Music: German melody, 14th c.; harm. Robert L. Pearsall, 1834