Hymn
To Us a Child of Hope is Born
To us a child of hope is born,
To us a son is given,
And on His shoulder ever rests
All power in earth and heaven.
His name shall be the Prince of Peace,
The everlasting Lord,
The Wonderful, the Counsellor,
The God by all adored.
His righteous government and power
Shall over all extend;
On judgment and on justice based,
His reign shall have no end.
Lord Jesus, reign in us, we pray,
And make us Thine alone,
Who with the Father ever art
And Holy Spirit, one.
To Us a Child of Hope is Born — Text from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, 1918. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/to-us-a-child-of-hope-is-born
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote To Us a Child of Hope is Born?
The words of To Us a Child of Hope is Born are credited to John Morison and Michael Bruce; the version here was published in 1918. The library also holds The Race That Long in Darkness Pined, another hymn by John Morison.
Is To Us a Child of Hope is Born public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, published in 1918. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of To Us a Child of Hope is Born?
To Us a Child of Hope is Born is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Christ's Compassion to the Weak, Mutual Aid and The Lord Be With Us.