Jesus, From Thy Throne on High

Jesus [Father], from Thy throne on high, Far above the bright blue sky

Author: Thomas Benson Pollock (1871)
Published in 118 hymnals

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1. Jesus, from Thy throne on high,
Far above the bright blue sky,
Look on us with loving eye;
Hear us, Holy Jesus!

2. Little children need not fear
When they know that Thou art near;
Thou dost love us, Saviour dear;
Hear us, Holy Jesus!

3. Little hearts may love Thee well,
Little lips Thy love may tell,
Little hymns Thy praises swell;
Hear us, Holy Jesus!

Source: The Children's Hymnbook #52

Author: Thomas Benson Pollock

Pollock, Thomas Benson, M.A., was born in 1836, and graduated at Trinity College, Dublin, B.A. 1859, M.A. 1863, where he also gained the Vice-Chancellor's Prize for English Verse in 1855. Taking Holy Orders in 1861, he was Curate of St. Luke's, Leek, Staffordshire; St. Thomas's, Stamford Hill, London; and St. Alban's, Birmingham. Mr. Pollock is a most successful writer of metrical Litanies. His Metrical Litanies for Special Services and General Use, Mowbray, Oxford, 1870, and other compositions of the same kind contributed subsequently to various collections, have greatly enriched modern hymnbooks. To the 1889 Supplemental Hymns to Hymns Ancient & Modern, Mr. Pollock contributed two hymns, “We are soldiers of Christ, Who is mighty to save… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Jesus [Father], from Thy throne on high, Far above the bright blue sky
Title: Jesus, From Thy Throne on High
Author: Thomas Benson Pollock (1871)
Meter: 7.7.7.6
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Hear us, holy Jesus
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Book of Song and Service #32

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A Manual of Worship #98

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Augsburg Songs No. 2 #100

Augsburg Songs, Nos. l and 2 Combined #d155

Carmina for Social Worship #d126

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Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship #201

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Childhood Songs #28a

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Childhood Songs #28b

Children's Hymnal #85a

Children's Hymnal #85b

Children's Praise and Worship #d83

Choral Song #d99

Church Hymns and Services, Published under License of the Church Pension Fund #d109

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Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #569

Everybody's Hymn Book for Church and Home #d143

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Garnered Gems #89

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Gloria Deo #682

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Gloria #289

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Gospel Chimes #76

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Harmonies of Praise #17

Heart and Voice #d58

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Heart and Voice #46

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Hymns and Tunes for Schools #304

Hymns for the King's Children #d56

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Hymns of the Centuries (Chapel Edition) #337

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Hymns of the Centuries #290

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Hymns of the Church #530

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In Excelsis for School and Chapel #294

In Excelsis for School and Chapel. l7th ed. #d119

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Laudes Domini #243

Let Youth Praise Him #d67

Let Youth Praise Him. 2nd ed. #d51

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Life-Time Hymns #206b

Lutheran Sunday School Hymnal. 9th ed. #d90

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Manual for the chapel of Girard College #85

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Missionary Hymnal #53

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Northfield Hymns for Young People #54

Our Hymns of Praise #d58

Our Songs of Praise #d71

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Plymouth Sunday-School Hymnal #232

Praise and Service Songs for Sunday Schools #d98

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Primary School Carols #65

Religious Education Music Manual #d71

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S. Mary's hymnal #215

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Sacred Songs for Little Singers #1

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Sacred Songs for Little Singers #7

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School and Parish Hymnal #282

School Carols #d137

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Select Songs No. 2 #208

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #528

Singable Songs for Children #d35

Songs for Children #d73

Songs for Children, a Collection of Hymns and Other Songs ... #d69

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Songs for Little Singers #13

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Songs for Sunday Schools #137

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Songs of Cheer for Children #18

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Songs of Praise and Prayer #264

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Songs of Praise and Prayer #264

Songs of Praise for Schools #d35

Spirit of Song #d56

Sunday School Hymnal #d197

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Sunday School Service Book and Hymnal #76

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Sunday-School Book #219

The Babies' Hymnal #d11

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The Baptist Church Hymnal #C8a

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The Baptist Church Hymnal #C8b

The Best Loved Hymns and Prayers of the American People #210b

The Book of Common Praise #729

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The Book of Common Praise #795

The Book of Praise #776

The Children's Choir #d11

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The Children's Hymn Book #388

The Children's Hymnal #d135

The Children's Hymnal and Service Book #d83

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The Children's Hymnbook #52

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The Church Hymnal #640

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The Church Hymnal #526

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The Church Hymnal #526

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The Church Hymnary #559a

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The Church Hymnary #559b

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The Church School Hymnal with Tunes #175

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The Concord Hymnal #96

The Dominion Hymnal #277

The Friends' Hymnal #d294

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The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a682

The Home and School Hymnal #355

The Hymnal for Schools #d82

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The Hymnal for Schools #176

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The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #526

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The Hymnal #368

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The Hymnal #526

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The Institute Hymnal #163

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The New Alleluia #201

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The New Canadian Hymnal #424

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The New Canadian Hymnal #424

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The New Children's Hymnal #315

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The Packer Hymnal #176

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The Parish School Hymnal #235

The Praise Hymnal #279

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