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Play “From Heaven Above to Earth I Come”
Free accompaniment for From Heaven Above to Earth I Come (Martin Luther; Catherine Winkworth): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune VOM HIMMEL HOCH (Leipzig, 1539 from Schumann's Geistliche Lieder) in four-part harmony, 9 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.
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- 1From heav'n above to earth I come,
- To bear good news to ev'ry home,
- Glad tidings of great joy I bring,
- Whereof I now will say and sing.
- 2This night to you is born a child,
- The chosen Virgin's infant mild,
- And He, a child of lowly birth,
- Shall be the joy of all the earth.
- 3He is the Christ, our God and Lord,
- Whose name we praise with one accord;
- Your Savior He has deigned to be
- And from all sin will set you free.
- 4These are the tokens you shall mark:
- The swaddling clothes, the manger dark;
- In these the infant now is laid
- By whom both heav'n and earth were made.
- 5To yonder crib direct your eyes;
- Behold, a gift that angels prize!
- Who is this child so wondrous fair?
- The blessed Christ-child lieth there.
- 6We welcome Thee, most noble Guest,
- Through whom this sinful world is blest.
- Thy coming is a boon for me;
- What thanks shall I return to Thee?
- 7Were earth a thousand times as fair,
- Beset with gold and jewels rare,
- It still were far too poor to be
- A narrow cradle, Lord, for Thee.
- 8Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child,
- Make Thee a bed, soft, undefiled,
- Within my heart, and let it be
- A quiet chamber, kept for Thee.
- 9Praise be to God upon His throne
- Who gave the world His only Son;
- For this His hosts, on joyful wing,
- A blest New Year of mercy sing.
About this music
VOM HIMMEL HOCH — Leipzig, 1539 from Schumann's Geistliche Lieder. Setting: "Common Service Book" (ULCA), 1917.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from 'Common Service Book with Hymnal', ULCA 1918 Hymn 19.; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the From Heaven Above to Earth I Come page.
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