Text: | All praise to Thee, eternal Lord |
Author: | M. Luther |
Tune: | FESTUS |
1 All praise to Thee, Eternal Lord,
Who wore the garb of flesh and blood;
And chose a manger for Thy throne,
While worlds on worlds were Thine alone.
2 Once did the skies before Thee bow;
A virgin's arms contain Thee now;
While angels who in Thee rejoice
Now listen for Thine infant voice.
3 A little Child, Thou art our Guest,
That weary ones in Thee may rest:
Forlorn and lonely is Thy birth,
That we may rise to heaven from earth.
4 Thou comest in the darksome night
To make us children of the light,
To make us, in the realms divine,
Like Thine own angels, round Thee shine.
5 All this for us Thy love hath done;
By this to Thee our love is won;
For this our joyful songs we raise,
For this we sing Thee ceaseless praise.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | All praise to Thee, eternal Lord |
Author: | M. Luther |
Meter: | L. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1894 |
Topic: | General; Christmas |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | FESTUS |
Meter: | L. M. |
Key: | D Major |
Source: | German |