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Text:Give Heed, My Heart
Author:Martin Luther
Translator (from German):Catherine Winkworth
Tune:JESU REDEMPTOR OMNIUM
Composer:Anonymous
Media:MIDI file

1797. Give Heed, My Heart

1. Give heed, my heart, lift up thine eyes!
What is it in that manger lies?
Who is the Child so young and fair?
The blessèd Christ Child lieth there.

2. My heart for very joy doth leap,
My lips no more can silence keep;
I, too, must sing, with joyful tongue,
That sweetest, dearest cradle song.

3. Glory to God in highest Heav’n,
Who unto man His Son has giv’n,
While angels sing, our hearts to cheer,
To all the earth a glad new year!

Text Information
First Line: Give heed, my heart, lift up thine eyes
Title: Give Heed, My Heart
German Title: Von Himmel hoch da komm ich her
Author: Martin Luther (1531)
Translator (from German): Catherine Winkworth (1855)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: Lyra Germanica, 1855
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Though sung as a separate hymn, these lyrics are only part of Winkworth's translation. "From Heaven Above to Earth I Come" is another part.
Tune Information
Name: JESU REDEMPTOR OMNIUM
Composer: Anonymous (1625)
Meter: LM
Incipit: 17122 32121 71271
Key: G Major
Source: Katolischen Kirschen Gesangbuch, 1625; German church melody
Copyright: Public Domain



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