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Lyrics and Information

The Birthday of a King

Words by William Harold Neidlinger, 1890
Tune: NEIDLINGER by William Harold Neidlinger, 1890
Key signature: G major (1 sharp)
Time signature: 4/4
Meter: 8.6.8.6.D.(C.M.D.)
Public Domain
1. 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.
Refrain: Alleluia! O how the angels sang. Alleluia! How it rang! And the sky was bright with a holy light. 'Twas the birthday of a King.
2. ’Twas a humble birthplace, but O how much God gave to us that day; From the manger bed what a path has led, what a perfect holy way.