SDA Hymnal 133
Now Is Born the Divine Christ Child
Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]8.8.8.8
1He was born in a stable bare,
On bed of straw how He sleeps so soundly,
He was born in a stable bare,
Let us worship and to Him bow.
RefrainNow is born the divine Christ child,
Play the musette, play the tuneful oboe,
Now is born the divine Christ child,
Sing we all and rejoice this day.
2Ages long since are past and gone,
When the wise men foretold His coming,
Ages long since are past and gone,
When the wise men foretold His birth.
- Words
- [unclear]
- Music
- [unclear]
- Tune
- [unclear]
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8
- Scripture
- Matthew 2:1-12; Luke 2:1-20
The verse
- Meter
- 8.10.8.8 · the hymnal prints 8.8.8.8
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 40% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAC
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
He was born in a stable bare,˘˘/˘˘/˘/8A
On bed of straw how He sleeps so soundly,˘/˘//˘/˘/˘10B
He was born in a stable bare,˘˘/˘˘/˘/8A
Let us worship and to Him bow./˘/˘˘˘˘/8C
Verse 2
Ages long since are past and gone,/˘//˘/˘/8A
When the wise men foretold His coming,/˘//˘/˘/˘9B
Ages long since are past and gone,/˘//˘/˘/8A
When the wise men foretold His birth./˘//˘/˘/8C
Refrain
Now is born the divine Christ child,/˘/˘˘///8A
Play the musette, play the tuneful oboe,/˘??/˘/˘/˘10B
Now is born the divine Christ child,/˘/˘˘///8A
Sing we all and rejoice this day./˘/˘˘/˘/8C
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.