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From Heaven High I Come to You

Author: Martin Luther; Carl P. Daw, Jr. Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 From heaven high I come to you; I bring you tidings glad and new. Such joyous tidings do I being to all the world and gladly sing: 2 "To you this day is born a child: born of a maiden mother mild, a child so gentle and so rare, who bring you joy without compare. 3 Now Christ, the Lord, our God, is born! As solace to a world forlorn, he comes as Savior, peace to win, and he will cleanse you from all sin." 4 All praise to God in heaven above, who gives his Son to us in love; let us with angel choirs rejoice and greet his birth with happy voice. Topics: Christmas; Christian year--Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:1-7 Used With Tune: VOM HIMMEL HOCH

I Come From Th' Lofty Heav'ns Today

Author: Martin Luther; J. S. Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: I come from th’ lofty heav’ns today Lyrics: 1 “I come from th’lofty heav’ns today; I bring a new melodious lay; A rich melodious lay I bring, And this the tale I tell, I sing: 2 “Lo! from a chosen maid this morn, A lovely Babe for you is born; That Babe, so soft, so mild, shall be Your joy, your sweet felicity. 3 “He is the Lord, our God on high! His bounty shall your need supply, His own heart’s blood your ransom pay, And wash each stain of guilt away. 4 “He brings you all the bliss profound His Father, God, diffuses round, That with us now and evermore, Ye may the realms of light explore. 5 “How mark the sign with fond desire, The manger and the mean attire; Lo! there you find the Infant lain, Whose hands the universe sustain. 6 "Come all, and let us joyful be; Come with the shepherds in and see What God’s unbounded love has done, To bless us with His own dear Son." 7 Attend, my heart! behold yon shed! Who fills that rude, that lowly bed? What babe is that, so sweet, so fair? Jesus, the lovely Babe, is there! 8 Welcome, illustrious Guest sublime! Thou hast not scorned a world of crime, But come in banishment to me: How shall I pay my thanks to Thee? 9 Alas! Creator, Lord of all! Art Thou the inmate of a stall? And hast Thou lain Thy lovely head Where menial beasts are nightly fed? 10 Had this wide world far wider bounds, Of gems and gold a rich compound, It were too poor, too small to be, A narrow cradle bed for Thee. 11 The swathing-band, the briary hay, Thy purple these, Thy silk array; On these, great Monarch! Thou canst shine, Rich as upon Thy throne divine. 12 Thus woulds! Thou teach my soul to see This worthless world’s reality; How power and fame, and fortune’s store, Beneath Thy splendor shine no more. 13 O Jesus! lovely Babe divine! Thy cradle be this heart of mine; There make a pure, soft shrine for Thee, That I may ne’er forgetful be. 14 That gladness may forever string My chainless soul to leap and sing, The luscious tones with bliss that brim, The charming songs of Susannim. 15 Glory and praise to God supreme! Glad hosts of angels seize the theme; With joy they peal the anthem new! "He gave His own dear Son for you!" Used With Tune: VOM HIMMEL HOCH Text Sources: Church Hymn Book by Paul Henkel (New Market, VA: Solomon Henkel, 1816)

Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears

Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 374 hymnals Used With Tune: SPRINGFIELD

Thee we adore, Eternal Lord!

Appears in 115 hymnals Topics: General Hymns Used With Tune: ERFURT

From Heaven Above

Author: Martin Luther, 1483-1546 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: From heav'n above to earth I come Topics: Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:1-18 Used With Tune: VOM HIMMEL HOCH Text Sources: Tr.: Lutheran Book of Worship, 1978, alt.

Saviour of all, for ever One

Appears in 1 hymnal Used With Tune: VOM HIMMEL HOCH

Behold, the Joyful Day Is Nigh

Author: Johan Olof Wallin; Emil A. Edlén Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 8 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Behold, the joyful day is nigh, And angels’ voices from on high Proclaim the news in early morn That the Good Shepherd now is born. 2 In quiet splendor forth He comes, The scattered sheep and tender lambs To gather, and their fold prepare With all a shepherd’s tender care. 3 The gentle Shepherd we behold Who, not with silver and with gold, But by His suffering and His death, Will save us from eternal wrath. 4 His Church, though small its seed may be, Shall grow into a mighty tree, With fruitful branches spreading o’er The earth till time shall be no more. 5 Arise and shine, thy Light is come, O humankind, O Christendom; Thy glory and thy peace is here; The Saviour of the world draws near. 6 All praise and glory be to Thee For wisdom, power, and majesty; And for Thy grace and mercy, Lord, Forever be Thy name adored. Amen. Topics: Church Year Christmas; Christmas Day; Epiphany; Names and Office of Christ Shepherd; Growth of the Church Scripture: Isaiah 9:1 Used With Tune: VOM HIMMEL HOCH DA KOMM ICH HER

Christmas Carol

Author: James Russell Lowell Appears in 24 hymnals First Line: "What means this glory round our feet" Used With Tune: ["What means this glory round our feet"]

Ere Yet the Dawn Has Filled the Skies

Author: Johann Heerman Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 20 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Ere yet the dawn has filled the skies, Behold, my Savior Christ arise; He chaseth from us sin and night, And brings us joy and life and light. 2. O stronger Thou than death and hell! Where is the foe Thou canst not quell, What heavy stone Thou canst not roll From off the prisoned, anguished soul? 3. If Jesus lives, can I be sad? I know He loves me, and am glad; Though all the world were dead to me, Enough, O Christ, if I have Thee! 4. He feeds me, comforts and defends, And when I die His angel sends To bear me whither He is gone, For of His own He loseth none. 5. Strong champion! For this comfort, see, The whole world brings her thanks to Thee; And once we, too, shall raise above More sweet and loud the song of love. Used With Tune: VON HIMMEL HOCH

From Yonder World I Come To Earth

Author: Martin Luther; John Hunt Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 From yonder world I come to earth, To tell you of a Savior’s birth; Let now the glad hosannahs ring— Good news to fallen man I bring! 2 To you this day is born a child, Son of a virgin undefiled; A little babe—a gracious sight— He’ll be your wonder and delight. 3 ’Tis Jesus Christ, the heav’nly King! Who doth for all a ransom bring: He will Himself the Savior be— From all your sins He’ll set you free. 4 He brings salvation from above, Which God for you prepared in love; That you with us beyond the sky May live in bliss, enthroned on high! 5 Then mark you now the signs aright— The crib, the swaddling mean and light; The little Babe you there shall find, Received and hailed by all mankind. 6 Oh! let us all be glad today, And with the shepherds homage pay: Come, see what God to us hath giv’n, His only Son, sent down from Heav’n. 7 Awake, my soul! from sadness rise, Come, see what in the manger lies: Who is this smiling infant Child? ’Tis little Jesus, sweet and mild. 8 Twice welcome, oh! Thou heavenly Guest, To save a world with sin distressed; Com’st Thou in lowly guise for me? What homage shall I give to Thee! 9 Ah! Lord, eternal heav’nly King, Hast Thou become so mean a thing; And hast Thou left Thy blissful seat, To rest where colts and oxen eat? 10 Were this wide world much wider made, With gold and costly gems arrayed; E’en then, by far too mean ’twould be, To make a little crib for Thee. 11 No silken robes surround Thy head— A bunch of hay is all Thy bed! Where Thou, a king, so rich and great, Art bright as in Thy heav’nly state. 12 All this, my Lord, has come to Thee, That Thou might’st show Thy truth to me: Thou, who hast made the earth and sky, Hast deigned, a helpless babe, to lie. 13 Jesus, my Savior, come to me— Make here a little crib for Thee; A bed make in this heart of mine, That I may aye remember Thine. 14 Then, from my soul glad songs shall ring— Of Thee each day I’ll gaily sing: The glad hosannahs will I raise From heart that loves to sing Thy praise! 15 Praise God, ye seraphs round the throne— Praise ye the Father and the Son; God’s angel doth to us appear— Then let us hail the glad New Year. Used With Tune: VOM HIMMEL HOCH Text Sources: Geistliche Lieder (Wittenberg, Germany: 1535); Tr.: The Spiritual Songs of Martin Luther (London: Hamilton, Adams, 1853)