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 Manual of Worship #98

Augsburg Songs, Nos. l and 2 Combined #d155

Carmina for Social Worship #d126

Children's Praise and Worship #d83

Choral Song #d99

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

Everybody's Hymn Book for Church and Home #d143

Heart and Voice #d58

Hymns for the King's Children #d56

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

Let Youth Praise Him #d67

Let Youth Praise Him. 2nd ed. #d51

Lutheran Sunday School Hymnal. 9th ed. #d90

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Manual for the chapel of Girard College #85

Our Hymns of Praise #d58

Our Songs of Praise #d71

Praise and Service Songs for Sunday Schools #d98

Religious Education Music Manual #d71

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S. Mary's hymnal #215

School Carols #d137

Singable Songs for Children #d35

Songs for Children #d73

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

Songs of Praise for Schools #d35

Spirit of Song #d56

Sunday School Hymnal #d197

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

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The Book of Common Praise #795

The Children's Choir #d11

The Children's Hymnal #d135

The Children's Hymnal and Service Book #d83

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The Church Hymnal #526

The Dominion Hymnal #277

The Friends' Hymnal #d294

The Hymnal for Schools #d82

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The Hymnal #526

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The Presbyterian Book of Praise #580

The Primary Hymn Book, Hymns and Songs for Little Children #d44

The Primary Hymnal #d70

The Primary Sunday School Hymnal #d93

The Singing Choir #d64

The Sunday School Chorister #d43

The Sunday School Chorister #d50

Treasure Songs for Schools and Churches #d113

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A Book of Song and Service #32

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Heart and Voice #46

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Sunday School Service Book and Hymnal #76

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The Church School Hymnal with Tunes #175

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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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Sacred Songs for Little Singers #7

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Augsburg Songs No. 2 #100

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Childhood Songs #28a

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Childhood Songs #28b

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Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #569

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Garnered Gems #89

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Gospel Chimes #76

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Harmonies of Praise #17

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Life-Time Hymns #206b

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Missionary Hymnal #53

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Primary School Carols #65

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Sacred Songs for Little Singers #1

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Select Songs No. 2 #208

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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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The Concord Hymnal #96

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The New Alleluia #201

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The New Children's Hymnal #315

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The School Hymnal #216

The Sunday School Chorister #52

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The Sunday School Hymnary #241a

Children's Hymnal #85b

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Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship #201

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Gloria #289

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Hymns and Tunes for Schools #304

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Hymns of the Centuries (Chapel Edition) #337

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Hymns of the Centuries #290

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The Church Hymnal #640

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The Church Hymnary #559a

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Songs of Praise and Prayer #264

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Songs of Praise and Prayer #264

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The Church Hymnary #559b

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The New Canadian Hymnal #424

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The New Canadian Hymnal #424

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The Presbyterian Book of Praise #580

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Northfield Hymns for Young People #54

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Plymouth Sunday-School Hymnal #232

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School and Parish Hymnal #282

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Sunday-School Book #219

The Book of Praise #776

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The Parish School Hymnal #235

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The Scottish Hymnal #381

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The Sunday School Hymnary #241b

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In Excelsis for School and Chapel #294

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The Hymnal for Schools #176

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The Institute Hymnal #163

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