1805 - 1875 Person Name: Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) Author of "Child Jesus came from heav'n to earth" in School and Parish Hymnal Andersen, Hans Christian, son of poor parents, was born at Odense, Denmark, April 2, 1805, and died Aug. 4, 1875. He is well known as a poet, and a writer for children. His Christmas Carol, "Child Jesus comes from heavenly height," translated from the Danish, is in The Evangelical Hymnal, N. Y., 1880.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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