Et Homo Factus Est Poem by David Mitchell

David Mitchell

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Et Homo Factus Est



The Christ was born in Bethlehem
Beneath a starlit sky;
The Christ was born in Bethlehem;
The world pass'd thoughtless by.

The Christ was born in Bethlehem
One terrible tranquil night;
The Christ was born in Bethlehem:
Keep Bethlehem in sight!

The Christ was born in Bethlehem,
Of Virgin Mother pure;
The Christ was born in Bethlehem
Our sorrows to endure.

The Christ was born in Bethlehem
The Living, Breathing Word:
The Christ was born in Bethlehem,
And scarce a sound was heard.

The Christ was born in Bethlehem,
The Wise came from afar
- The Christ was born in Bethlehem -
Led to him by a star.

The Christ is born in Bethlehem –
We kneel before His feet –
The Christ is born in Bethlehem –
How terrible and sweet!

The Christ is born in Bethlehem,
And see his hands so small
- The Christ is born in Bethlehem -
That have created All!

The Christ is born in Bethlehem
To this world sent to die:
The Christ is born in Bethlehem;
Hear that foreboding cry!

The Christ is born in Bethlehem,
The Long-awaited one:
The Christ is born in Bethlehem,
Messiah, David's Son.

The Christ is born in Bethlehem;
The newest Age begins;
The Christ is born in Bethlehem
Into a world of sins.

The Christ is born in Bethlehem
To take those sins away;
The Christ is born in Bethlehem
And lives in us today.

The Christ is born in Bethlehem
To suffer and to die
- The Christ is born in Bethlehem
- For us in agony.

The Christ is born in Bethlehem
Because of sin and us;
The Christ is born in Bethlehem
In stillness glorious.

The Christ is born in Bethlehem,
And grows from babe to child;
The Christ is born in Bethlehem,
By sin not once beguiled.

The Christ is born in Bethlehem,
ET HOMO FACTUS EST;
The Christ is born in Bethlehem:
The Perfectest and Best.

The Christ is born in Bethlehem
One dark and silent night:
The Christ is born in Bethlehem:
Of True Light see True Light!

The Christ is born in Bethlehem;
The wormwood and the gall
- The Christ is born in Bethlehem -
Shall smite the Lord of All!

The Christ is born in Bethlehem:
O wondrous, wondrous love!
The Christ is born in Bethlehem –
The God of Heaven above!

The Christ is born in Bethlehem –
And Mary's arms enfold
Great God made Man in Bethlehem
Who All does make and hold.

Praise be to God in Bethlehem –
To Father, and to Son,
Who now is born in Bethlehem,
And Holy Ghost: all One.

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