Gesu Bambino

When blossoms flowered 'mid the snows
Upon a winter night,
Was born the Child, the Christmas Rose,
The King of Love and Light.

The angels sang, the shepherds sang,
The grateful earth rejoiced;
And at His blessed birth the stars
Their exultation voiced.

O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

Again the heart with rapture glows
To greet the holy night,
That gave the world its Christmas Rose,
Its King of Love and Light.

Let ev'ry voice acclaim His name,
The grateful chorus swell.
From paradise to earth He came
That we with Him might dwell.

O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

Note: This is not a literal translation of the Italian.

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Opera legends Kathleen Battle and Frederica von Stade provide a gorgeous performance of Gesu Bambino, recorded as part of “A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert” in 1991. Audio and video recordings of this one-of-a-kind live concert are still available for purchase, more than 30 years later.