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130 | Church Book#131 | 132 |
Text: | Good news from heaven the angels bring |
Author: | Martin Luther |
Translator: | Miss Winkworth |
Translator: | Arthur Tozer Russell |
Tune: | VOM HIMMEL HOCH DA KOMM ICH HER |
1 Good news from heaven the angels bring,
Glad tidings to the earth they sing:
To us this day a Child is given,
To crown us with the joy of heaven.
2 This is the Christ, our God and Lord,
Who in all need shall aid afford;
He will Himself our Saviour be,
From all our sins to set us free.
3 To us that blessedness He brings,
Which from the Father's bounty springs:
That in the heavenly realm we may
With Him enjoy eternal day.
4 All hail, Thou noble Guest, this morn,
Whose love did not the sinner scorn:
In my distress Thou comest to me;
What thanks shall I return to Thee?
5 Were earth a thousand times as fair,
Beset with gold and jewels rare,
She yet were far too poor to be
A narrow cradle, Lord, for Thee.
6 Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child,
Make Thee a bed, soft, undefiled,
Within my heart, that it may be
A quiet chamber kept for Thee.
7 Praise God upon His heavenly throne,
Who gave to us His only Son:
For this His hosts, on joyful wing,
A blest New Year of mercy sing.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Good news from heaven the angels bring |
German Title: | Vom Himmel hoch da kommich her |
Translator: | Miss Winkworth (1855, a) |
Translator: | Arthur Tozer Russell (1848, a) |
Author: | Martin Luther (1535) |
Meter: | L. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1890 |
Topic: | Christmas; Christmas Day |
Notes: | Alternate tune #255 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | VOM HIMMEL HOCH DA KOMM ICH HER |
Meter: | L. M. |
Key: | D Major |
Notes: | Source from index: Secular origin, 1540, Har. chiefly Havergal |