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| 117 | The Hymnal#118 | 119 |
| Text: | Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child |
| Author: | Rev. Martin Luther |
| Translator: | Catherine Winkworth |
| Tune: | VOM HIMMEL HOCH |
1 Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child,
Make Thee a bed, soft, undefiled
Within my heart, that it may be
A quiet chamber kept for Thee.
2 My heart for very joy doth leap,
My lips no more can silence keep;
I, too, must sing with joyful tongue
That sweetest ancient cradle song.
3 Glory to God in highest heaven,
Who unto man His Son hath given,
While angels sing with tender mirth,
A glad new year to all the earth.
Amen.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child |
| Translator: | Catherine Winkworth (1855) |
| Author: | Rev. Martin Luther (1535) |
| Meter: | L. M. |
| Publication Date: | 1950 |
| Topic: | Jesus Christ the Lord: His Birth; Christ: Birth and Infancy of; Christ: Nativity, The (2 more...) |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | VOM HIMMEL HOCH |
| Meter: | L. M. |
| Key: | C Major |
| Source: | "Geistliche Lieder," Leipzig, 1539 |
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