From Heaven Above to Earth I Come

[year2027]

God frist

thanks everybody

What did Martin Luther believed?

"From Heaven Above to Earth I Come"

by Dr. Martin Luther, 1483-1546

Text From:

THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL

(St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942), pp. 69-70

1. "From heaven above to earth I come

To bear good news to every home;

Glad tidings of great joy I bring,

Whereof I now will say and sing:

2. "To you this night is born a child

Of Mary, chosen virgin mild;

This little child, of lowly birth,

Shall be the joy of all the earth.

3. "This is the Christ, our God and Lord,

Who in all need shall aid afford;

He will Himself your Savior be

From all your sins to set you free.

4. "He will on you the gifts bestow

Prepared by God for all below,

That in His kingdom, bright and fair,

You may with us His glory share.

5. "These are the tokens ye shall mark:

The swaddling-clothes and manger dark;

There ye shall find the Infant laid

By whom the heavens and earth were made."

6. Now let us all with gladsome cheer

Go with the shepherds and draw near

To see the precious gift of God,

Who hath His own dear Son bestowed.

7. Give heed, my heart, lift up thine eyes!

What is it in yon manger lies?

Who is this child, so young and fair?

The blessed Christ-child lieth there.

8. Welcome to earth, Thou noble Guest,

Through whom the sinful world is blest!

Thou com'st to share my misery;

What thanks shall I return to Thee?

9. Ah, Lord, who hast created all,

How weak art Thou, how poor and small,

That Thou dost choose Thine infant bed

Where humble cattle lately fed!

10. Were earth a thousand times as fair,

Beset with gold and jewels rare,

It yet were far too poor to be

A narrow cradle, Lord, for Thee.

11. For velvets soft and silken stuff

Thou hast but hay and straw so rough,

Whereon Thou, King, so rich and great,

As 'twere Thy heaven, art throned in state.

12. And thus, dear Lord, it pleaseth Thee

To make this truth quite plain to me,

That all the world's wealth, honor, might,

Are naught and worthless in Thy sight.

13. Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child,

Make Thee a bed, soft, undefiled,

Within my heart, that it may be

A quiet chamber kept for Thee.

14. My heart for very joy doth leap,

My lips no more can silence keep;

I, too, must sing with joyful tongue

That sweetest ancient cradle-song:

15. Glory to God in highest heaven,

Who unto us His Son hath given!

While angels sing with pious mirth

A glad new year to all the earth.

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Notes: #85 in _The Handbook to The Lutheran Hymnal_

Text: Luke 2: 1-18

Author: Martin Luther, 1535

Tune: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her

Translated by: Catherine Winkworth, 1855, alt.

1st published in: "Geistliche Lieder" Leipzig, 1539

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with love and a holy kiss Roy

[teachmevp]

Hi Roy, I feel a little scared to ask you what the Luther believed, what

does his believing mean to you buddy? I have way to many knit picking

things on this time period in world history, I would be wrong to knit pick

with you, but what did the Luther believe to you?

[year2027]

God first

thanks teachmevp

Dr. Martin Luther, 1483-1546 believe Jesus Christ the son of God who had a simple birth.

as I read I can understand the man believes more but you can too

with love and a holy kiss Roy

[year2027]

God first

THE NICENE CREED (381 A.D.)

We believe in one God,

the Father, the Almighty,

of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,

the only Son of God,

eternally begotten of the Father,

God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God,

begotten, not made,

of one Being with the Father.

Through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation

he came down from heaven:

by the power of the Holy Spirit

he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,

and was made man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again

in accordance with the Scriptures;

he ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,

and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son.

With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified.

He has spoken through the Prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead,

and the life of the world to come. Amen.

with love and a holy kiss Roy