The Cyber Hymnal ‎#807

807. Child Jesus Comes from Heav'nly Height

1. Child Jesus comes from heav’nly height
To save us from sin’s keeping;
On manger straw, in darksome night,
The Blessèd One lies sleeping.
The star smiles down, the angels greet,
The oxen kiss the baby’s feet;
Alleluia, alleluia,
Child Jesus, Christ the Lord.

2. Take courage, soul in grief cast down,
Forget the bitter dealing;
A child is born in David’s town
To touch all souls with healing.
Then let us go and seek the child,
Children like Him, meek, undefiled.
Alleluia, alleluia,
Child Jesus, Christ the Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: Child Jesus comes from heav'nly height
• Title: Child Jesus Comes from Heav'nly Height
• Author: Hans Christian Andersen, 1805-1875
• Translator: Anonymous
• Language: English
• Source: Church Hymns and Tunes (New York: A. S. Barnes & Company, 1909), number 143
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Child Jesus comes from heav'nly height]
• Composer: Niels Wilhelm Gade, 1817-1890
• Incipit: 56534 55653 43223
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain