Sting - 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 men of old have sung It came a flow'ret bright Amid the cold of winter When half-spent was the night Isaiah 'twas foretold it This rose that I have in mind And with Mary we behold it The Virgin Mother so sweet and so kind To show God's love aright She bore to men a Saviour When half-spent was the night To show God's love aright She bore to men a Saviour When half-spent was the night