From Heaven Above To Earth I Come
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To bear good news to every home;
Glad tidings of great joy I bring
Whereof I now will say and sing:
To you this night is born a child
Of Mary, chosen mother mild;
This little child, of lowly birth,
Shall be the joy of all your earth.
‘Tis Christ our God who far on high
Has heard your sad and bitter cry;
Himself will your salvation be,
Himself from sin will make you free.
He brings those blessings, long ago
Prepared by God for all below;
Henceforth his kingdom open stands
To you, as to the angel bands.
Glory to God in highest Heaven,
Who unto us his Son has given!
While angels sing with pious mirth
A glad New Year to all the earth.
Tune: Von Himmel Hoch L.M.
Music: Geistliche Lieder, Leipzig, 1539
Text: Martin Luther, 1539
Translation: Catherine Winkworth, 1855, alt.
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