Christmas
All Praise to Jesus' Hallowed Name
- Words:
- verse 1, ancient German. verses 2-7, Martin Luther, 1524. Translated by Richard Massie, 1854, alt.
- Music:
- 'Gelobet Seist Du' ancient German found in Walter's Geistliche Gesangbüchlein, 1524.
- Setting:
- Karl August Haupt, 1869.
- Metre:
- 8 7 8 8 Alleluia4
- 1All praise to Jesus' hallowed NameWho of virgin pure becameTrue man for us! The angels singAs the glad news to earth they bring.Hallelujah!
- 2Th'Eternal Father's only Son For a manger leaves His throne Disguised in our poor flesh and blood See now the everlasting Good.
- 3He whom the world could not inwrap Yonder lies in Mary's lap;He is become an infant small,Who by His might upholdeth all.
- 4Th'Eternal Light, come down from heav'n,Hath to us new sunshine giv'n;It shineth in the midst of night,And maketh us the sons of light.
- 5The Father's Son,God ever‐ blest,In the world became a guest;He leads us from this vale of tears,And makes us in his kingdom heirs.
- 6He came to earth so mean and poor, Man to pity and restore,And make us rich in heaven above, Equal with angels through his love.
- 7All this He did to show His grace To our poor and sinful race;For this let Christendom adore And praise His name for evermore.
Scripture
Topics
In the hymnals
- Written in 1524, the words are in 21 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
- The tune, Gelobet Seist Du, is in 34 hymnals. The tune →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project (Brian J. Dumont), which places its own work in the public domain. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.