Singing and composing hymns and other songs have been part of my life since my teenage days
Composer’s Foreword
I am not good in notes, but from the local church trainings while in choir, I have come around with this hymn using another hymn. If you know the hymn beneath, then you can join me to sing this song unto the Lord.
To God Be the Glory (hymn, 8:45 AM)
The Composed Song
1. The Lord Himself shall give unto you a sign
Lo a virgin shall conceive and bear a son
And thou shall even call his name Immanuel
For he ‘ll save his people even from their sins
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It’s fulfilled, It’s fulfilled
God’s promise is fulfilled
It’s fulfilled, It’s fulfilled
The promise of a virgin birth
Let’s join heavenly hosts
To praise God by saying
Glory to God in highest and
On earth his peace
2. For even unto us a child also is born
Unto us a Son hath also been given
And government shall even be upon his shoulder
Increase of his government and peace shall not end
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3. His name even shall be called the mighty God
Wonderful, Counselor, the everlasting Father
The Lion of Judah and the Prince of Peace
The alpha an’ Omega; beginning and the end
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4. Angel Gabriel was sent from God to Nazareth
To a virgin named Mary espoused to Joseph
To her the angel said peace be unto thee
For you ‘re highly favored the Lord is with you
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5. And Mary was disturbed by the saying of the man
Asking herself what kind of greeting is this?
Also the angel says bless’d thou among women
You ‘ve found favor with God and thou should fear not
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6. Behold thou shall even conceive in thy womb
And bring forth a son whom you shall call Jesus
He ‘ll be exceeding great, the Son of the Highest
The Lord shall; give to him throne of David his father
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7. This Son shall ever reign over house of Jacob
Yea of his kingdom there shall also be no end
For this the Lord hath purported ‘ven to do
Even from the beginning of everything
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8. And Mary was puzzled about what the man says,
Replying the angel how this would be done
For I have never known a man all my life
Please tell me how I would conceive in my womb
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9. The angel answered and said unto her
The Holy Ghost shall also come upon thee
The power of the highest ‘ll overshadow thee
You ‘ll give birth to Holy One called the Son of God
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10. Be it unto me according to thy word
Says Mary to angel who speaketh with her
With God nothing shall also be impossible
This the angel says as he departed her
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11. Thereafter Mary was found to be heavy with a child
Even from the Holy Ghost who overshadowed her
When Joseph a just man discovers also this
He privily wanted to put her away
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12. As he thought about these, the angel appeared to him
While he sleepeth even in his dream heard
The angel saying to him that he should fear not
Even to take Mary his wife to himself
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13. When he also wakes up he went to his wife
Took her to himself to remove her shame
Catering for the Holy One even in her womb
Whom she hath conceived when the Highest overshadowed her
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14. Augustus Caeser had issued a decree
That census of everyone even be taken
Joseph and Mary his wife went to Bethlehem
To register their names according to the law
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15. When they were in Bethlehem her time even came
That she should put to bed the child in her womb
And she delivered her first son in a manger
Whom she hath wrapped with cloth for no room in the inn
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16. The agelong promise of God is fulfilled
Angel and multitude of heavenly host
Give praises to God with things on earth
Sayin’ glory to God in highest an’ on earth His peace.
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