Howard, I think the translation on the link Helen posted makes a bit more sense "For the sake of this very morning As a little baby, a little baby Was born the root of Jesse As a little baby; The Strong one who came from Bosra, The Lawmaker of old on Sinai, The Redemption to be had on Calvary As a little baby, a little Baby, Suckling the breast of Mary, As a little Baby." I'd never heard of Bosra (don't remember that from my bible reading youth). Not sure how singable that version is to fit the accents of the tune
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