The Cedar of Lebanon
VERSE 1
The
Cedar of Lebanon, plant of renown,
Hath
bowed to the hyssop his wide spreading crown:
The Son
of the Highest, an Infant, is laid
On the
breast of His mother, that lowliest maid.
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All
glory to God in the highest we sing,
And
peace upon earth through the newly born King.
VERSE 2
From
Star of the Sea the glad sunlight hath shined;
Springs
the Lion of Judah from Naphtali’s hind;
The life
from the dying, the rose from the thorn:
The
Maker of all things of maiden is born.
VERSE 3
The
manger of Bethlehem opens once more
The
gates of that Eden where man dwelt of yore,
And He
who is lying, a Child, in the cave,
Hath
conquered the foeman, hath ransomed the salve.
VERSE 4
In midst
of the Garden the tree of life stands,
And
offers His twelve fruits to lips and to hands,
The Lord
of Salvation, the Gentiles’ desire,
Hath
ta’en from the cherubs their sword-blade of fire.
VERSE 5
On hole
of the aspic the sucking Child plays,
And His
hand on the den of the cockatrice lays;
The
Dragon, which over a fallen world reigned,
By the
seed of the woman is vanquished and chained.
VERSE 6
To Him
who hath loved us, and sent us His Son,
To Him
who the victory for us hath won,
To Him
who sheds on us His sevenfold rays,
Be honor
and glory, salvation and praise.
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