The Birthday of a King


In the little village of Bethlehem,
There lay a child one day,
And the sky was bright with
a holy light,
O'er the place where Jesus lay;


Al-le-lu-ia!
O how the angels sang,
Al-le-lu-ia!
how it rang;
And the sky was bright with
a holy light,
'Twas the birthday of
a King.


'Twas a humble birthplace,
but oh! how much
God gave to us that day,
From the manger bed,
what a path has led
What a perfect holy way:


Al-le-lu-ia!
O how the angels sang,
Al-le-lu-ia!
how it rang;
And the sky was bright with
a holy light,
'Twas the birthday
of a King.