Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#31b

31b. Praise ye the Lord, ye Christians!

1 Praise ye the Lord, ye Christians! Yea,
Praise the Eternal One,
Who opens heaven to us this day,
And gives us His own Son.

2 He comes from His loved Father's side,
Becomes an infant small,
And lies with scarce a want supplied
Weak in an humble stall.

3 His power divine aside is laid,
No crown adorns His brow;
The mighty God who all things made
Comes as a servant now.

4 He nestles at His mothers' breast,
Her precious nursling boy,
Whom saints and angels call the Blest,
And who is all their joy.

5 He is the Root of David's line,
King David's Lord and Son,
Through whom and by whose grace divine
The kingdom must be won.

6 A wonderful exchange He makes,
He puts on flesh and blood,
Then gives us back in what He takes,
His Godhead as our good.

7 He serves, that I a lord may be,
And gives His life for mine;
How could His love do more for me?
O mystery divine!

8 To-day He opens us the door
Of blissful Paradise,
The cherub threatens there no more;
Then let His praises rise!

Text Information

• First Line: Praise ye the Lord, ye Christians!
• Author: Nicolaus Herman (ca. 1554)
• Translator: Rev. Emanuel Cronenwett, D. D. (1880)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Church Year: Christmas
• Notes: Now Public Domain. From the German text: Lobt Gott, ihr christen, allzugleich

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTMAS
• Composer: George Fraderick Handel, 1685-1759
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Public Domain.