The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9345

9345. Down From The Skies

1 Down from the skies bending low o’er the manger,
White robed celestials adoringly throng;
Hark! for they herald a heavenly stranger;
Hasten, ye mortals, to join in their song.

Refrain:
Little children lisp His grace,
Youthful voices sound His praise;
Men and angels raise your loud hosannas to His name;
Oceans with your fullness roar,
Earth resound from shore to shore,
Hallelujah to the Lamb.

2 Hail Him, ye shepherds, adore Him, ye sages,
Ho! waiting Israel still faithful, though few;
Gentiles, Oh list to the voice of the ages,
Lo! a Deliv’rer is coming to you. [Refrain]

3 Dark is the pathway before Him and dreary,
Onward it leads to the cross and the grave;
Cheerful He treads it though fainting and weary,
Thus, only thus, He His loved ones can save. [Refrain]

4 Weep not, O stricken ones, when shall enfold Him
All the deep darkness of Calvary’s gloom;
Soon, soon your tear blinded eyes shall behold Him,
Walking a God from the gates of the tomb. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Down from the skies bending low o’er the manger
• Title: Down From The Skies
• Author: Benjamin Russell Hanby (1865)
• Refrain First Line: Little children lisp His grace,
• Language: English
• Source: The Snow-Bird (Cincinnatti: John Church, 1865)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Down from the skies bending low o'er the manger]
• Composer: Benjamin Russell Hanby
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain