The Cyber Hymnal ‎#111

111. All Praise to Thee, Eternal Lord

1. All praise to Thee, eternal Lord,
Clothed in a garb of flesh and blood;
Choosing a manger for Thy throne,
While worlds on worlds are Thine alone.

2. Once did the skies before Thee bow;
A virgin’s arms contain Thee now,
While angels, who in Thee rejoice,
Now listen for Thine infant voice.

3. A little child, Thou art our guest,
That weary ones in Thee may rest;
Forlorn and lowly is Thy birth;
That we may rise to Heaven from earth.

4. Thou comest in the darksome night
To make us children of the light;
To make us, in the realms divine,
Like Thine own angels round Thee shine.

5. All this for us Thy love hath done;
By this to Thee our love is won;
For this we tune our cheerful lays,
And sing our thanks in ceaseless praise.

Text Information

• First Line: All praise to Thee, eternal Lord
• Title: All Praise to Thee, Eternal Lord
• German Title: Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ
• Author: Martin Luther (1535)
• Translator (from German): Unknown (1858)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Sabbath Hymn Book (Andover, Massachusetts: 1858).
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: PERRY STREET, Thoro Harris, before 1911

Tune Information

• Name: PUER NOBIS NASCITUR
• Harmonizer: George R. Woodward (1910)
• Adapter: Michael Praetorius (1609)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 11234 32115 55671
• Key: D Major
• Source: Trier, 15th Century
• Copyright: Public Domain