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From Heaven Above to Earth I Come

1.	From heaven above to earth I come, 
	To bear good news to every home; 
	Glad tidings of great joy I bring, 
	Whereof I now will say and sing.  
2.	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.  
3.	'Tis Christ our God, who far on high 
	Had heard your sad and bitter cry;  
	Himself will your Salvation be, 
	Himself from sin will make you free.  
4.	He brings those blessings long ago 
	Prepared by God for all below; 
	Henceforth His kingdom open stands 
	To you, as to the angel bands.  
5.	These are the tokens ye shall mark, 
	The swaddling-clothes and manger dark; 
	There shall ye find the young child laid, 
	By Whom the heavens and earth were made.  
6.	Now let us all, with gladsome cheer, 
	Follow the shepherds, and draw near 
	To see this wondrous gift of God, 
	Who hath His only Son bestowed.  
7.	Give heed, my heart, lift up thine eyes! 
	What is it in yon manger lies? 
	Who is this child, so young and fair? 
	The blessed Christ-child lieth there!  
8.	Welcome to earth, Thou noble guest, 
	Through whom e'en wicked men are blest! 
	Thou com'st to share our misery, 
	What can we render, Lord, to thee?
Words:     Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her
Martin Luther, Klug's Hymnal 1535
Translation by Catherine Winkworth, Chorale Book for England, 1863
Music:     VOM HIMMEL HOCH §1046
Martin Luther?, Geistliche Lieder auffs new gebessert und gemehrt (Leipzig 1539, Valten Schumann)
harmonization by Alfred Dörffel (1821-1905), Choralbuch zum Schul und häuslichen Gebrauch
>>Midi File [s1046h.mid]<<
§1046h - Verses 9-15
§1046h - Verses 1-8 Auf Deutsch
§1046i - Choral Harmonization by Adam Gumpelzhaimer
§1046j - SAATB Choral Harmonization by Georgius Förster
§1046c - Organ prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach
§1046d - Organ prelude by Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow
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