| Composition Year | 1897 |
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| Genre Categories | Carols; Religious works; For mixed chorus; |
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| Work Title | Lo! Christ the Lord is born |
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| Alternative. Title | Carol for Christmastide |
| Composer | Elgar, Edward |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IEE 125 |
| Key | F major |
| Text Incipit | Lo! Christ the Lord is born, the earth rejoices |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1897 |
| First Publication. | 1909 |
| Librettist | Henry Shapcott Bunce (1854–1917) |
| Language | English |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 5 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | mixed chorus (SATB) |
