The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13214

13214. To Us A Child Is Born From Heav'n

1 To us a child is born from Heav’n;
To us the Son of God is giv’n;
So Judah’s ancient prophet sings,
And Gentiles hail the news he brings.

2 Gentiles in Jesu’s name shall trust,
And of His glories make their boast;
The government of worlds He made
Upon His shoulders shall be laid.

3 His name the Wonderful shall be;
His wonders Heav’n and earth shall see:
The Counselor of truth and grace,
Who leads in paths of righteousness.

4 The mighty God, that glorious name,
His works and Word join to proclaim:
The everlasting Father, He—
And the whole church His family.

5 The Prince of Peace, on David’s throne
And nations yet unborn shall own
His sovereign and His gracious sway;
Glad of the honor to obey.

6 Justice and judgment He’ll maintain—
To everlasting ages reign:
And His blest empire shall increase,
’Till time, with all its movements, cease.

7 Our faith in grateful triumph boasts
These wonders of the Lord of Hosts:
And trusts the zeal that formed the plan
To perfect what that zeal began.

Text Information

• First Line: To us a child is born from Heav’n
• Title: To Us A Child Is Born From Heav'n
• Author: Charles E. De Coetlogon, 1746-1820
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: A New Selection of Seven Hundred Evangelical Hymns...Intended as a Supllement to Dr. Watt's Psalms and Tunes by John Dobell (Morristown, NJ: Peter A. Johnson, 1819(
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: FEDERAL STREET by Henry K. Oliver, 1832, GERMANY by William Gardiner, GROSTETTE by Henry W. Greatorex

Tune Information

• Name: HAMBURG
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1824)
• Meter: LM
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: The Boston Handel and Haydn Society Collection of Church Music (3rd ed.) 1825
• Copyright: Public Domain