ELHB Hymn 155
To us a child of hope is born
John Morison (1781)
Hymn Text
155. To us a child of hope is born
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1 To us a child of hope is born,
To us a son is given,
And on His shoulder ever rests
All power in earth and heaven.
To us a son is given,
And on His shoulder ever rests
All power in earth and heaven.
2 His name shall be the Prince of Peace,
The everlasting Lord,
The Wonderful, the Counsellor,
The God by all adored.
The everlasting Lord,
The Wonderful, the Counsellor,
The God by all adored.
3 His righteous government and power
Shall over all extend;
On judgment and on justice based,
His reign shall have no end.
Shall over all extend;
On judgment and on justice based,
His reign shall have no end.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #155