To Us a Child Is Born from Heav’n

To us a child is born from Heav’n;

To us the Son of God is giv’n;

So Ju­dah’s an­cient pro­phet sings

And Gen­tiles hail the news he brings.

Gentiles in Je­su’s name shall trust

And of His glo­ries make their boast;

The gov­ern­ment of worlds He made

Upon His shoul­ders shall be laid.

His name the Won­der­ful shall be;

His won­ders Heav’n and earth shall see:

The Coun­sel­or of truth and grace

Who leads in paths of right­eous­ness.

The migh­ty God

that glo­ri­ous name

His works and Word join to pro­claim:

The ev­er­last­ing Fa­ther

He—

And the whole church His fa­mi­ly.

The Prince of Peace

on Da­vid’s throne

And na­tions yet un­born shall own

His sov­er­eign and His gra­cious sway;

Glad of the hon­or to ob­ey.

Justice and judg­ment He’ll main­tain—

To ev­er­last­ing ag­es reign:

And His blest em­pire shall in­crease

’Till time

with all its move­ments

cease.

Our faith in grate­ful tri­umph boasts

These won­ders of the Lord of Hosts:

And trusts the zeal that formed the plan

To per­fect what that zeal be­gan.