Text: | The holy Son of God most high |
Author: | Henry More, 1614-87 |
Tune: | VOM HIMMEL HOCH |
Harmonizer: | J. S. Bach, 1685 - 1750 |
1 The holy Son of God most high,
For love of Adam’s lapsed race,
Quit the sweet pleasures of the sky
To bring us to that happy place.
2 His robes of light he laid aside,
Which did his majesty adorn,
And the frail state of mortals tried,
In human flesh and figure born.
3 Whole choirs of angels loudly sing
The mystery of his sacred birth,
And the blest news to shepherds bring,
Filling their watchful souls with mirth.
4 The Son of God thus man became,
That men the sons of God might be,
And by their second birth regain
A likeness to his deity.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | The holy Son of God most high |
Author: | Henry More, 1614-87 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1958 |
Topic: | The Church Year: Christmas |
Notes: | This hymn may also be sung in the rhythmic form of the Chorale at No. 22. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | VOM HIMMEL HOCH |
Harmonizer: | J. S. Bach, 1685 - 1750 |
Key: | C Major |
Source: | Geistliche Lieder, Leipzig, 1539. |