Birthday of A King Lyrics to the song below was written by William H. Neidlinger in 1890.
In the little village of Bethlehem
There lay a child one day
And the sky was bright
With a holy light
O'er the place where Jesus lay.
Chorus:
Alleluia
Oh how the angels sang
Alleluia
How it rang
And the sky was bright
With a holy light
'Twas the birthday of a King.
Humble birthplace but oh how much
God gave to us that day
From the manger bed what a path has led
What a perfect holy way.
(Chorus)