Bethlehem, Of Noblest Cities
Simon Clark
- Composer:
- Simon Clark
- Lyricist:
- Prudentius (348-410AD), translated by Edward Caswall
- Publisher:
- Simon Clark
- Instrumentation:
- Keyboard/Vocal
- Key:
- E Minor
- Vocal Range:
- Medium-High
- Vocal Pitch Range:
- B3 - F#5
- MP3 Duration:
- 02:52
Lyrics
BETHLEHEM OF NOBLEST CITIES
Words: Prudentius (348-410AD), translated by Edward Caswall
Music: Simon Clark
Bethlehem, of noblest cities
none can once with thee compare;
thou alone the Lord from heaven
didst for us incarnate bear.
Fairer than the sun at morning
was the star that told his birth;
to the lands their God announcing,
seen in fleshly form on earth.
By its lambent beauty guided
see the eastern kings appear;
see them bend, their gifts to offer,
gifts of incense, gold and myrrh.
Solemn things of mystic meaning:
incense doth the God disclose,
gold a royal child proclaimeth,
myrrh a future tomb foreshows.
Holy Jesus, in thy brightness
to the Gentile world displayed,
with the Father and the Spirit
endless praise to thee be paid.