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[This was the royal gift to men]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Karl Reden Incipit: 55566 51534 61653 Used With Text: Our royal Christmas gift

Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: This was the royal gift to men Refrain First Line: He is our royal Christmas gift Topics: Our Lord Jesus Christ His Nativity (Christmas) Used With Tune: [This was the royal gift to men]

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Our Royal Christmas Gift

Author: Charles C. Converse Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #12470 First Line: This was the royal gift to men Refrain First Line: He is our royal Christmas gift Lyrics: 1 This was the royal gift to men— A sweet and tender child, Reposing in His mother’s arms In beauty undefiled. A child, yes, He was born to us, Our Babe of Bethlehem, Who, coming to our low estate Laid off His diadem. Refrain: He is our royal Christmas gift, And as we now believe, We take the treasure to our hearts, And all His love receive. 2 A son to us was giv’n, and He A child to manhood grew, A kingly brother to us all, Divine, and strong, and true. A royal, princely child He came, The heir to realms unknown, He came to bend our hearts to His, And take us to His throne. [Refrain] 3 He came without His crown, and took On earth the lowest place, That He might lead triumphant home A royal, ransomed race. Our child, our brother, and our king, Our treasure and our love, Our guide amid these desert sands, Our advocate above. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: CHEVY CHASE

Our royal Christmas gift

Hymnal: Augsburg Songs for Sunday Schools and other services #30 (1885) First Line: This was the royal gift to men Refrain First Line: He is our royal Christmas gift Topics: Our Lord Jesus Christ His Nativity (Christmas) Languages: English Tune Title: [This was the royal gift to men]

Our Royal Christmas Gift

Hymnal: Songs of the Covenant #122 (1892) First Line: This was the royal gift to men Refrain First Line: He is our royal Christmas gift Languages: English Tune Title: [This was the royal gift to men]

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Charles C. Converse

1832 - 1918 Author of "Our Royal Christmas Gift" in The Cyber Hymnal Pseudonyms: Clare, Lester Vesé, Nevers, Karl Reden, Revons ================================= Charles Crozat Converse LLD USA 1832-1918. Born in Warren, MA, he went to Leipzig, Germany to study law and philosophy, as well as music theory and composition under Moritz Hauptmann, Friedrich Richter, and Louis Plaidy at the Leipzig Conservatory. He also met Franz Liszt and Louis Spohr. He became an author, composer, arranger and editor. He returned to the states in 1859 and graduated from the Albany, NY, Law School two years later. He married Lida Lewis. From 1875 he practiced law in Erie, PA, and also was put in charge of the Burdetta Organ Company. He composed hymn tunes and other works. He was offered a DM degree for his Psalm 126 cantata, but he declined the offer. In 1895 Rutherford College honored him with a LLD degree. He spent his last years in Highwood, NJ, where he died. He published “New method for the guitar”, “Musical bouquet”, “The 126th Psalm”, “Sweet singer”, “Church singer”, “Sayings of Sages” between 1855 and 1863. he also wrote the “Turkish battle polka” and “Rock beside the sea” ballad, and “The anthem book of the Episcopal Methodist Church”. John Perry

Karl Reden

Composer of "[This was the royal gift to men]" in Augsburg Songs for Sunday Schools and other services See Converse, Charles C. (Charles Crozat), 1832-1918