Scripture Verse

[He] made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. Philippians 2:7

Introduction

Words: An­na R. Bar­ku­loo, in The An­ni­ver­sa­ry and Sun­day School Mu­sic Book No. 15 (New York: Hor­ace Wa­ters, 1858).

Music: Jones ar­ranged by Hor­ace Wa­ters (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Bar­ku­loo (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Horace Waters (1812–1893)

Lyrics

The pro­mised morn­ing o’er us breaks,
Majestic in ar­ray;
The great Re­deem­er on Him takes
The gar­ment of our clay.
For Beth­le­hem’s Babe shall save from sin,
Young child­ren yet un­born;
And an­gels joy to ush­er in,
The hap­py Christ­mas morn,
The Christ­mas morn,
The hap­py Christ­mas morn,
The Christ­mas morn,
The hap­py Christ­mas morn.
For Beth­le­hem’s Babe shall save from sin,
Young child­ren yet un­born;
And an­gels joy to ush­er in,
The hap­py Christ­mas morn,
And an­gels joy to ush­er in,
The hap­py Christ­mas morn,
The hap­py Christ­mas morn,
The hap­py Christ­mas morn.

When ev­en­ing sha­dows thick­ly fall,
Around life’s clos­ing day,
When dear­est friends un­heed­ed call,
Life’s me­mo­ries swept away:
Our hearts shall thrill to one dear name,
In gen­tle whis­pers borne,
Sweet Sav­ior! Je­sus! He who came
Upon the Christ­mas morn,
The Christ­mas morn,
Upon the Christ­mas morn,
The Christ­mas morn,
Upon the Christ­mas morn,
Our hearts shall thrill to one dear name,
In gen­tle whis­pers borne,
Sweet Sav­ior! Je­sus! He who came
Upon the Christ­mas morn,
Sweet Sav­ior! Je­sus! He who came
Upon the Christ­mas morn,
Upon the Christ­mas morn,
Upon the Christ­mas morn.