Advent
Jesus Came, the Heavens Adoring
- Words:
- Godfrey Thring, 1864.
- Music:
- 'Sieh, hier bin ich, Ehrenkoenig' from Geistreiches Gesangbuch Darmstadt, Germany, 1698.
- Setting:
- "Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book", 1931, alt.
- Metre:
- 8 7 8 7 8 7
- 1Jesus came, the heav'ns adoring,Came with peace from realms on high;Jesus came for man's redemption,Lowly came on earth to die.Alleluia! Alleluia!Came in deep humility.
- 2Jesus comes again in mercy,When our hearts are bowed with care;Jesus comes again in answerTo an earnest, heartfelt prayer;Alleluia! Alleluia!Comes to save us from despair.
- 3Jesus comes to hearts rejoicing,Bringing news of sins forgiv'n;Jesus comes in sounds of gladness,Leading souls redeemed to Heav'n;Alleluia! Alleluia!Now the gate of death is riv'n.
- 4Jesus comes in joy and sorrow,Shares alike our hopes and fears;Jesus comes, whate'er befalls us,Glads our hearts, and dries our tears;Alleluia! Alleluia!Cheering e'en our failing years.
- 5Jesus comes on clouds triumphant,When the heav'ns shall pass away;Jesus comes again in glory;Let us then our homage pay,Alleluia! Alleluia!Till the dawn of endless day.
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- Written in 1864, the words are in 111 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
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. Further sheet music is from PDHymns.com. 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.