The New Century Hymnal ‎#130

130. From Heaven unto Earth I Come

Text Information

• First Line: From heaven unto earth I come
• Title: From Heaven unto Earth I Come
• Translator (st. 1-2): Catherine Winkworth (1855, alt.)
• Author: Martin Luther (c. 1535)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Luke 2:1-14
• Topic: Christmas; Jesus Christ: Birth and Infancy
• Source: Lutheran Book of Worship, 1978, transl. st. 3-5, alt.
• Copyright: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship. Reprinted by permission of Augsburg Fortress

Tune Information

• Name: VOM HIMMEL HOCH
• Harmonizer: Hans Leo Hassler
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: C Major
• Source: Valenitn Schumann's Geistliche Lieder, 1539; Harm. from Kirchengesäng, Psalmen und Geistliche Lieder, Nürnberg, 1608