Von Himmel hoch da komm ich her.
"A Children's Christmas Song of the little child Jesus, taken
from the second chapter of Luke, by Dr. Martin Luther." Said
to have written by him for his little son Hans.
_FROM HEAVEN ABOVE TO EARTH I CAME._
TRANSLATION from Miss Winkworth, amended.
MELODY, 1535? 1543. Harmony by [nothing printed here].
XXX. - Sie ist mir lieb, die werthe Magd.
A song concerning the Holy Christian Church - Revelation xii, 1-6.
_DEAR IS TO ME THE HOLY MAID._
TRANSLATION by R. Massie.
MELODY in Babst, 1545. Harmony by M. Praetorius, 1610.
IN KOEPHL'S GESANGBUCH, Strassburg, 1535? 1538?
XXXI. - Vater unser im Himmelreich.
The Lord's Prayer paraphrased.
_OUR FATHER, THOU IN HEAVEN ABOVE._
TRANSLATION by C. Winkworth, in "Choral Book for
England," amended.
Melody, 1535? Harmony by A. Haupt, 1869.
[In Winterfeld's edition of Luther's hymns, Leipzig, 1840, may
be found a fac-simile of Luther's autograph draft of this
paraphrase, including the cancelled draft of a tune for it.]
IN KLUG'S GESANGBUCH, 1543.
XXXII. - Von Himmel kam der Engel schaar.
A shorter Christmas Song.
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