John Mcdermott - Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming lyrics

Lo how a rose e'er blooming From tender stem hath sprung Of jesse's lineage coming As seers of old have sung It came a blossom bright Amid the cold of winter When half spent was the night Isaiah 'twas foretold it The rose i have in mind With mary we behold it The virgin mother kind To show god's love a right She bore to us a savior When half spent was the night O flower whose fragrance tender With sweetness fills the air Dispel in glorious splendor The darkness everywhere True man yet very god From sin and d**h now save us And share our every load