The Children's Hymnbook ‎#81

81. From Heaven Above to Earth I Come

The Angel's Message:

1 From Heav'n above to earth I come
To bring good news to every home'
Glad tidings of great joy I bring
Whereof I now will say and sing.

2 To you this night is born a Child
Of Mary, chosen virgin mild;
This litte Child of lowly birth
Shall be the joy of all the earth.

3 These are the tokens ye shall mark:
The swaddling clothes and manger dark:
There shall ye find the Infant laid,
By whom the heav'ns and earth were made.

Our Response:

4 Welcome to earth, Thou noble Guest,
Through whom the sinful world is blest!
Thou com'st to share our misery;
What thanks shall I return to Thee?

5 Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child,
Make Thee a bed, soft, undefiled,
Within my heart, that it may be
A quiet chamber kept for Thee.

6 Glory to God in highest Heaven,
Who unto man His Son hath given!
While angels sing with pious mirth
A glad new year to all the earth.

Text Information

• First Line: From Heav'n above to earth I come
• Title: From Heaven Above to Earth I Come
• Author: Martin Luther (1534)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1962
• Topic: Christmas

Tune Information

• Name: VOM HIMMEL HOCH
• Key: C Major
• Source: Schumann's Geistliche Lieder, 1539