Gesù Bambino, or “The Infant Jesus”, is an Italian Christmas carol composed in 1917 by Pietro Yon, an Italian-born organist and composer who made his career in the United States. The carol is one of his most famous works, and describes the night surrounding the birth of the infant Jesus. The melody was used by Frederick H. Martens in his English language carol "When Blossoms Flowered 'mid the Snows" – not a strict translation of the Italian, but in the same spirit.

 

The melody and lyrics of the chorus are derived from "Adeste Fideles" (O Come All Ye Faithful).

 

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.

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