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About this Hymn
Christina Rossetti's stunning poem, like all her work, combines beautiful truth with vulnerability and acute observation. "Love shall be our token | love to God and all men" is a reminder to care for the needs of others.
Lyrics
Verse 1
Love came down at Christmas, love all lovely, love divine; love was born at Christmas, stars and angels gave the sign.
Verse 2
Worship we the Godhead, love incarnate, love divine; worship we our Jesus: but wherewith for sacred sign?
Verse 3
Love shall be our token, love be yours, and love be mine, love to God and all men, love for plea and gift and sign.
Love came down at Christmas, love all lovely, love divine; love was born at Christmas, stars and angels gave the sign.
Verse 2
Worship we the Godhead, love incarnate, love divine; worship we our Jesus: but wherewith for sacred sign?
Verse 3
Love shall be our token, love be yours, and love be mine, love to God and all men, love for plea and gift and sign.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Christina Rossetti, 1885, rev. 1893
Music: Keith Getty © 2025 Getty Music Publishing (Capitol CMG Publishing / www.capitolcmgpublishing.com)
Music: Keith Getty © 2025 Getty Music Publishing (Capitol CMG Publishing / www.capitolcmgpublishing.com)