Virgin-born, We Bow before Thee
Reginald Heber • English
Primary Scripture: Luke 1:42
Verse 1
Virgin-born, we bow before thee; blessèd was the womb that bore thee; Mary, mother meek and mild, blessèd was she in her child.
Verse 2
Blessèd was the breast that fed thee; blessèd was the hand that led thee; blessèd was the parent's eye that watched thy slumbering infancy.
Verse 3
Blessèd she by all creation, who brought forth the world's Salvation, blessèd they for ever blest, who love thee most and serve thee best.
Verse 4
Virgin-born we bow before thee; blessèd was the womb that bore thee; Mary, mother meek and mild, blessèd was she in her child.
Scripture References
Reference 1
- luke 1:42
Reference 2
- luke 1:48
Reference 3
- luke 2:6-7
Reference 4
- luke 2:19
Reference 5
- luke 2:39-40
Reference 6
- luke 11:27-28
Reference 7
- john 4:42