ELHB Hymn 151
Rejoice, ye sons of men alway!
Cornelius Freund
Hymn Text
151. Rejoice, ye sons of men alway!
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1 REJOICE, ye sons of men alway!
God comes to you from heaven today;
The Lord is born a little child
Of Mary, virgin undefiled.
God comes to you from heaven today;
The Lord is born a little child
Of Mary, virgin undefiled.
2 He is the Branch of Jesse's tree,
The Lion out of Judah, He
The Gentiles' Light, the promised Seed
Who was to bruise the Serpent's head.
The Lion out of Judah, He
The Gentiles' Light, the promised Seed
Who was to bruise the Serpent's head.
3 He brings us peace and happiness,
And heals all sorrow and distress
Which on account of Adam's fall
Forever weighed upon us all.
And heals all sorrow and distress
Which on account of Adam's fall
Forever weighed upon us all.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #151