Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church ‎#56

56. Lord Jesus Christ, All Praise to Thee

1 Lord Jesus Christ, all praise to Thee,
That Thou wast pleased a man to be;
Our low estate Thou didst not scorn;
And angels sang to see Thee born.

2 The heavenly Father’s only Son,
He left His rightful glorious throne;
The Lord through Whom the worlds were made
Is in the humble manger laid.

3 The brightness of the Light divine
Doth now into our darkness shine;
It breaks upon sin’s gloomy night
And makes us children of the light.

4 The Father’s Son, for ever blest,
Becomes in His own world a Guest,
To lead us from this vale of strife
Into the everlasting life.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord Jesus Christ, all praise to Thee
• Title: Lord Jesus Christ, All Praise to Thee
• Translator: Charles Kinchin, 1711-1742 (1742, a.)
• Author: Martin Luther, 1483-1546 (1523)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1969
• Topic: The Church Year: Advent
• Source: Latin, XI cent.

Tune Information

• Name: WAREHAM
• Composer: William Knapp, 1698-1768 (1738)
• Key: B♭ Major