SDA Hymnal 131
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Words: German carol, 15th centuryMusic: German melodyTune: Es ist ein Ros7.6.7.6.6.7.6
1Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
From tender stem hath sprung,
Of Jesse's lineage coming
As men of old have sung.
It came, a floweret bright,
Amid the cold of winter,
When half spent was the night.
2Isaiah 'twas foretold it,
The Rose I have in mind,
With Mary we behold it,
The virgin mother kind.
To show God's love aright,
She bore to them a Savior,
When half spent was the night.
- Music
- German melody
- Tune
- Es ist ein Ros
- Meter
- 7.6.7.6.6.7.6
- Scripture
- Isaiah 11:1
The verse
- Meter
- 7.6.8.6.7.7.6 · the hymnal prints 7.6.7.6.6.7.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 65% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCBDED
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Lo, how a rose e'er blooming//˘///˘7A
From tender stem hath sprung,˘/˘///6B
Of Jesse's lineage coming˘/˘/˘˘/˘8C
As men of old have sung.˘/˘/˘/6B
It came, a floweret bright,˘/˘???/7D
Amid the cold of winter,˘/˘/˘/˘7E
When half spent was the night.///˘˘/6D
Verse 2
Isaiah 'twas foretold it,//˘/˘/˘7A
The Rose I have in mind,˘/˘˘˘/6B
With Mary we behold it,˘/˘˘˘/˘7A
The virgin mother kind.˘/˘/˘/6B
To show God's love aright,˘///??6C
She bore to them a Savior,˘/˘˘˘/˘7D
When half spent was the night.///˘˘/6E
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.