The great God of heaven

- 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:
- Then let us adore him, and praise his great love:
- to save us poor sinners he came from above.
- 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:
- Lo! here is Emmanuel, here is the Child,
- the Son that was promised to Mary so mild;
- whose pow'r and dominion shall ever increase,
- the Prince that shall rule o'er a kingdom of peace:
- The Wonderful Counsellor, 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:
- 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:
- Then let us adore him, and praise his great love:
- to save us poor sinners he came from above.
- The word in bliss of the Godhead remains,
- yet in flesh comes to suffer the keenest of pains;
- he is that he was, and for ever shall be,
- but becomes that he was not, for you and for me
Album: English Hymns, Artist: H. R. Bramley, Language: English, Viewed: 659 times