Margarete Münsterberg, ed., trans. A Harvest of German Verse. 1916.
By A Lovely Rose Is SprungAnonymous (16th Century)
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Out of a tender root,
As men of old have sung,
From Jesse’s stem a shoot.
And so a flower bright
Has bloomed in coldest winter
E’en in the deepest night.
Whereof Isaiah told,
Pure Mary, maid serene
Brought forth alone—behold:
Through God’s eternal might
A little child she bore us
E’en in the deepest night.