All Praise to Thee, Eternal God - #80 - Luther

"All Praise to Thee, Eternal God"
by Martin Luther, 1483-1546

Tune - Gelobet seist du, Jesu - linked here

1. All praise to Thee, eternal God,
Who, clothed in garb of flesh and blood,
Dost take a manger for Thy throne,
While worlds on worlds are Thine alone.
Hallelujah!

2. Once did the skies before Thee bow;
A virgin's arms contain Thee now,
While angels, who in Thee rejoice,
Now listen for Thine infant voice.
Hallelujah!

3. A little Child, Thou art our Guest
That weary ones in Thee may rest;
Forlorn and lowly is Thy birth
That we may rise to heaven from earth.
Hallelujah!

4. Thou comest in the darksome night
To make us children of the light,
To make us in the realms divine,
Like Thine own angels, round Thee shine.
Hallelujah!

5. All this for us Thy love hath done;
By This to Thee our love is won;
For this our joyful songs we raise
And shout our thanks in ceaseless praise.
Hallelujah!

The Lutheran Hymnal
Hymn #80
Text: John 1:14
Stanza 1 based on Latin sequence, 11th century
Author (Stanzas 2-5 ): Martin Luther, 1524, cento
Translated by: unknown, 1858
Titled: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
German, st. 1, 1370
Tune: Gelobet seist du, Jesu
Ancient melody, c. 1400