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There Came A Message From The Sky

Author: Thomas H. Kingo; Paul C. Paulsen Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.4.7 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 There came a message from the sky: God has the earth befriended; His Son who dwells in Heaven high, By angel hosts attended, Will now your flesh and blood put on As David’s Son; Your wretched state is ended. 2 It first to Nazareth did come By Gabriel expounded; To Mary, in her humble home, So wonderful it sounded: “O Mary, hail, thou shalt not fear, The Lord is near, To thee hath grace abounded! 3 “Thou shalt a son conceive and bear, Who is the Prince of Heaven, Who shall to David’s throne be heir And Jacob’s house be given; He shall extend to every race His reign of grace, His kingdom, like a leaven. 4 “The Holy Spirit shall to thee His boundless power render, Abundant shall the mercy be From Him, thy strong defender; This child is therefore from above, Whom thou shalt love As mother kind and tender.” 5 Come, Christmas-Child, and be my guest, Give me Thy Holy Spirit; Prepare my heart and make it blest Forever through Thy merit, That I at last may dwell with Thee, Thy kingdom see, And all its gifts inherit. Used With Tune: ESBJERG Text Sources: Tr.: Hymnal for Church and Home (Blair, Neb.: Danish Lutheran Publishing House, 1927)
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On Mary, virgin undefiled

Author: Anon. ; H. Thomissön Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.4.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 On Mary, virgin undefiled, Did God bestow His favor; She bore a son, the spotless child, To Him be praise forever! He hath us all from sin set free; Our stay be He, And rest eternal give us! 2 Were all the sages here below All human wisdom showing, The mystery of Christ to know Were far beyond their knowing; For full of grace and truth is He; O may He be Our comfort in our dying! 3 Inspired of God the prophets spake, And faithful proved their saying, That Christ the bonds of sin doth break, Deliverance conveying To all by Satan's wiles enslaved; All shall be saved Who trust in Him, believing. 4 O Root of Jesse, David's Son, And Jacob's Star of heaven! Thou art the Christ, the blessed One; Thy name all praise be given: By grace Thou hast redeemed us all From Adam's fall, And Thou wilt guide and tend us. 5 O could I speak in every tongue, The Scripture's deep expounding, Were in my mouth the angel's song That through high heaven is sounding, I on my knees would humbly fall, On Jesus call, And worship Him forever! 6 My sins are countless as the sands, My crimes, O God, are crying, Deliver me from sin's dread bands And save me, Lord, when dying; O let me not, for evil past, Be lost at last, Grant me Thy grace, I pray Thee! Topics: The Church Year Fifth Sunday in Lent; The Church Year Fifth Sunday in Lent Used With Tune: [On Mary, virgin undefiled]

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MARIA, HUN ER EN JOMFRU REEN

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.4.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. C. Gebauer, 1808-84 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 33215 54332 51765 Used With Text: On Mary, Virgin Undefiled
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[There came a message from the sky]

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.4.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. O. C. Zinck Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 51231 43256 71321 Used With Text: There Came A Message From The Sky

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There Came A Message From The Sky

Author: Thomas Kingo Hymnal: Hymnal for Church and Home #84 (1927) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.4.7 Lyrics: 1 There came a message from the sky: God has the earth befriended, His Son who dwells in heaven high, By angel hosts attended, Will now your flesh and blood put on As David's Son; Your wretched state is ended. 2 It first to Nazareth did come By Gabriel expounded; To Mary, in her humble home, So wonderful it sounded: O Mary, hail, thou shalt not fear, The Lord is near, To thee hath grace abounded! 3 Thou shalt a Son conceive and bear, Who is the Prince of heaven, Who shall to David's throne be heir And Jacob's house be given; He shall extend to ev'ry race His reign of grace, His kingdom, like a leaven. 4 The Holy Spirit shall to thee His boundless power render, Abundant shall the mercy be From Him, thy strong Defender; This child is therefore from above, Whom thou shalt love As mother kind and tender. 5 Come. Christmas-Child, and be my guest, Give me Thy Holy Spirit, Prepare my heart and make it blest Forever through Thy merit, That I at last may dwell with Thee, Thy kingdom see, And all its gifts inherit. Topics: Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: [There came a message from the sky]
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There Came A Message From The Sky

Author: Thomas Kingo Hymnal: Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) #84 (1928) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.4.7 Lyrics: 1 There came a message from the sky: God has the earth befriended, His Son who dwells in heaven high, By angel hosts attended, Will now your flesh and blood put on As David's Son; Your wretched state is ended. 2 It first to Nazareth did come By Gabriel expounded; To Mary, in her humble home, So wonderful it sounded: O Mary, hail, thou shalt not fear, The Lord is near, To thee hath grace abounded! 3 Thou shalt a Son conceive and bear, Who is the Prince of heaven, Who shall to David's throne be heir And Jacob's house be given; He shall extend to ev'ry race His reign of grace, His kingdom, like a leaven. 4 The Holy Spirit shall to thee His boundless power render, Abundant shall the mercy be From Him, thy strong Defender; This child is therefore from above, Whom thou shalt love As mother kind and tender. 5 Come, Christmas-Child, and be my guest, Give me Thy Holy Spirit, Prepare my heart and make it blest Forever through Thy merit, That I at last may dwell with Thee, Thy kingdom see, And all its gifts inherit. Topics: Christmas Languages: English
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On Mary, Virgin Undefiled

Author: C. Døving, 1867-1937 Hymnal: Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #268 (1996) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.4.7 Lyrics: 1 On Mary, Virgin undefiled, Did God bestow His favor; She bore a Son, the spotless Child, To Him be praise forever! He hath us all from sin set free; Our stay be He, And rest eternal give us! 2 Were all the sages here below All human wisdom showing, The mystery of Christ to know Were far beyond their knowing; For full of grace and truth is He; O may He be Our comfort in our dying! 3 Inspired of God the prophets spake, And faithful proved their saying, That Christ the bonds of sin doth break, Deliverance conveying To all by Satan's wiles enslaved; All shall be saved Who trust in Him, believing. 4 O Root of Jesse, David's Son, And Jacob's Star of heaven! Thou art the Christ, the blessed One; Thy name all praise be given: By grace Thou hast redeemed us all From Adam's fall, And Thou wilt guide and tend us. 5 O could I speak in ev'ry tongue, The Scripture's deep expounding, Were in my mouth the angel's song That through high heav'n is sounding, I on my knees would humbly fall, On Jesus call, And worship Him forever! 6 My sins are countless as the sands, My crimes, O God, are crying, Deliver me from sin's dread bands And save me, Lord, when dying; O let me not, for evil past, Be lost at last, Grant me Thy grace, I pray Thee! Topics: Annunciation; Lent 5 Languages: English Tune Title: MARIA, HUN ER EN JOMFRU REEN

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Carl Døving

1867 - 1937 Person Name: C. Døving, 1867-1937 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.4.7 Translator of "On Mary, Virgin Undefiled" in Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary Born: March 21, 1867, Nord­dal­en, Nor­way. Died: Oc­to­ber 2, 1937, Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois. Buried: De­cor­ah, Io­wa.

Thomas Kingo

1634 - 1703 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.4.7 Author of "There Came A Message From The Sky"

Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.4.7 Author of "On Mary, virgin undefiled" in The Lutheran Hymnary In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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