ELHB Hymn 156
We Christians may
Kaspar Füger
Hymn Text
156. We Christians may
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1 We Christians may
Rejoice today,
When Christ was born to comfort and to save us;
Who thus believes
No longer grieves,
For none are lost who grasp the hope He gave us.
Rejoice today,
When Christ was born to comfort and to save us;
Who thus believes
No longer grieves,
For none are lost who grasp the hope He gave us.
2 O wondrous joy,
That God most high
Should take our flesh, and thus our race should honor;
A virgin mild
Hath born this Child
Such grace and glory God hath put upon her.
That God most high
Should take our flesh, and thus our race should honor;
A virgin mild
Hath born this Child
Such grace and glory God hath put upon her.
3 Sin brought us grief;
But Christ, relief,
When down to earth He came for our salvation;
Since God with us
Is dwelling thus,
Who dares to speak the Christian's condemnation?
But Christ, relief,
When down to earth He came for our salvation;
Since God with us
Is dwelling thus,
Who dares to speak the Christian's condemnation?
4 Then hither throng
With happy song
To Him whose birth and death are our assurance;
Through whom are we
at last set free
From sins and burdens that surpassed endurance.
With happy song
To Him whose birth and death are our assurance;
Through whom are we
at last set free
From sins and burdens that surpassed endurance.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #156