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To us from heaven's lofty height

Author: Herman H. Brueckner Appears in 3 hymnals

Meter: 8.6.8.6.7.7.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Frederick C. Mayer Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 51712 17321 76 Used With Text: To Us From Heaven's Lofty Height

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To Us From Heaven's Lofty Height

Author: H. Brueckner Hymnal: American Lutheran Hymnal #614 (1930) Meter: 8.6.8.6.7.7.8 Lyrics: 1 To us from heaven's lofty height Fair angels now descend; Behold, how to the gloomy night They radiant brightness lend! A thousand harps are ringing, And all unite in singing: Hallelujah, hallelujah! 2 What prompts you thus to leave your home, Where all is joy and glee? Why should you wish on earth to roam, What have you come to see? Ye heralds consecrated, Why sing ye so elated: Hallelujah, hallelujah? 3 'Tis on the Child of Bethlehem These angel hosts would gaze: He is the world's most precious Gem, And heaven sings His praise. To work out our salvation He left God's habitation. Hallelujah, hallelujah! 4 O Child so wonderful and great, Thou camest from above; Thy lips the Father's will relate, Thou art His pledge of love. By Thee the peace of heaven To us on earth is given. Hallelujah, hallelujah! 5 We join the angels in their glee, Dear Christ, this Christmas day. O come our welcome Guest to be, Yes, come with us to stay. Be pleased to hear our voices While ev'ry heart rejoices: Hallelujah, hallelujah! Amen. Topics: Carols and Spiritual Songs Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: MAYER

To us from heaven's lofty height

Author: Herman Brueckner Hymnal: Songs of Praise #d315 (1935)

To us from heaven's lofty height

Author: Herman Brueckner Hymnal: Songs of Praise for Sunday Schools, Church Societies and the Home #d320 (1935)

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Herman H. Brueckner

1866 - 1942 Author of "To us from heaven's lofty height" Born: March 11, 1866, Grundy County, Iowa (birth name: Herman Heinrich Moritz Brueckner). Died: January 25, 1942, Hebron, Nebraska (funeral held in Beatrice, Nebraska). Buried: St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, Waverly, Iowa. After ordination in 1888, Brueckner pastored in Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, and Wisconsin. He later moved to Iowa City, Iowa, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Iowa State University in 1917. In 1926, he joined the faculty of Hebron College in Nebraska. In 1938, Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, conferred an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree on him. He retired as professor emeritus from Hebron College in 1941. Sources: Erickson, p. 254 Findagrave, accessed 14 Nov 2016 Hustad, p. 213 Stulken, p. 325 © The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com)