The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15251

15251. There Came A Message From The Sky

1 There came a message from the sky:
God has the earth befriended;
His Son who dwells in Heaven high,
By angel hosts attended,
Will now your flesh and blood put on
As David’s Son;
Your wretched state is ended.

2 It first to Nazareth did come
By Gabriel expounded;
To Mary, in her humble home,
So wonderful it sounded:
“O Mary, hail, thou shalt not fear,
The Lord is near,
To thee hath grace abounded!

3 “Thou shalt a son conceive and bear,
Who is the Prince of Heaven,
Who shall to David’s throne be heir
And Jacob’s house be given;
He shall extend to every race
His reign of grace,
His kingdom, like a leaven.

4 “The Holy Spirit shall to thee
His boundless power render,
Abundant shall the mercy be
From Him, thy strong defender;
This child is therefore from above,
Whom thou shalt love
As mother kind and tender.”

5 Come, Christmas-Child, and be my guest,
Give me Thy Holy Spirit;
Prepare my heart and make it blest
Forever through Thy merit,
That I at last may dwell with Thee,
Thy kingdom see,
And all its gifts inherit.

Text Information

• First Line: There came a message from the sky
• Title: There Came A Message From The Sky
• Danish Title: Nu kom der bud fra Englekor
• Author: Thomas H. Kingo (1689)
• Translator: Paul C. Paulsen
• Meter: 87.87.847
• Language: English
• Source: Tr.: Hymnal for Church and Home (Blair, Neb.: Danish Lutheran Publishing House, 1927)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ESBJERG
• Composer: Hertnack Otto Konrad Zinck (1801)
• Meter: 87.87.847
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain