The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2390

2390. He Has Come, the Christ of God

1. He has come, the Christ of God:
Left for us His glad abode;
Stooping from His throne of bliss
To this darksome wilderness.

2. He has come, the Prince of Peace:
Come to bid our sorrows cease;
Come to scatter with His light
All the shadows of our night.

3. He, the mighty King, has come,
Making this poor earth His home:
Come to bear our sin’s sad load,
Son of David, Son of God.

4. He has come, whose name of grace
Speaks deliverance to our race:
Left for us His glad abode,
Son of Mary, Son of God.

5. Unto us a child is born:
Ne’er has earth beheld a morn
Among all the morns of time,
Half so glorious in its prime.

6. Unto us a son is given:
He has come from God’s own Heaven,
Bringing with Him from above
Holy peace and holy love.

Text Information

• First Line: He has come, the Christ of God
• Title: He Has Come, the Christ of God
• Author: Horatius Bonar (1857)
• Meter: 77.77
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: GLAD DAY
• Composer: William Wallace Gilchrist (1857)
• Meter: 77.77
• Incipit: 55113 15532 17621
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain