The great God of heaven (Traditional)
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- Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27). Copyright: CC BY 1.0
- Edition notes: Listed under "The Great God of Heaven", not "Great God of Heaven, The".
General Information
Title: The great God of heaven
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Lyricist: Henry Ramsden Bramley
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: The English Hymnal (1906)
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Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- The great God of heaven is come down to earth,
- His mother a virgin, and sinless His birth;
- The Father eternal His Father alone:
- He sleeps in the manger; He reigns on the throne.
- Refrain
- Then let us adore Him, and praise His great love:
- To save us poor sinners He came from above.
- 2.
- A Babe on the breast of a maiden He lies,
- Yet sits with the Father on high in the skies;
- Before Him their faces the seraphim hide,
- While Joseph stands waiting, unscared, by His side.
- Refrain
- 3.
- Lo! here is Emmanuel, here is the Child,
- The Son that was promised to Mary so mild;
- Whose power and dominion shall ever increase,
- The Prince that shall rule o’er a kingdom of peace.
- Refrain
- 4.
- The Wonderful Counselor, boundless in might,
- The Father’s own image, the beam of His light;
- Behold Him now wearing the likeness of man,
- Weak, helpless, and speechless, in measure a span.
- Refrain
- 5.
- O wonder of wonders, which none can unfold:
- The Ancient of Days is an hour or two old;
- The Maker of all things is made of the earth,
- Man is worshipped by angels, and God comes to birth:
- Refrain
- 6.
- The word in the bliss of the Godhead remains,
- Yet in flesh comes to suffer the keenest of pains;
- He is that He was, and forever shall be,
- But becomes that He was not, for you and for me.
- Refrain