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%OHSCRIP Lk 2:8-14, Is 40:9-11, Is 61:1-3
%OHTOPICS {Angels}, {Christmas/Advent}, {Gospel}, {Grace}, {Jesus}, 
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%OHCOMPOSER Zinck, Hartnack Otto Conrad (1746-1832)
%OHARRANGER unknown
%OHAUTHOR Kingo, Thomas Hansen (1634-1703)
%OHTRANSLATOR Paulsen, Paul Christian (1881-1948)
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T: There Came a Message From the Sky
C: Words: Thomas Hansen Kingo, 1689.  Translated by Paul Christian Paulsen, 1927.
C: Music: 'Esbjerg' Hartnack Otto Conrad Zinck, 1801.  
C: Setting: "Hymnal for Church and Home" (Danish Evangelical Lutheran Synods), 1927.
C: copyright: public domain.  This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2025 Revision.
S: Music and Lyrics source: "Hymnal for Church and Home", Danish Evangelical Lutheran Synods, 1927 Hymn 84.
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[V: S1V1] [Q:1/4=100] E | A B c A | d c B E | F G A c | B2 !fermata!A 
w: 1.~There came a mes- sage from the sky: God has the earth be- frien- ded, 
w: 2.~It first to Na- za- reth did come By Ga- bri- el ex- poun- ded; 
w: 3.~Thou shalt a Son con- ceive and bear, Who is the Prince of hea- ven, 
w: 4.~The Ho- ly Spi- rit shall to thee His bound- less po- wer ren- der, 
w: 5.~Come, Christ- mas Child, and be my guest, Give me Thy Ho- ly Spi- rit, 
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w: His Son who dwells in hea- ven high, By an- gel hosts at- ten- ded, 
w: To Ma- ry, in her hum- ble home, So won- der- ful it soun- ded: 
w: Who shall to Da- vid's throne be heir And Ja- cob's house be gi- ven; 
w: A- bun- dant shall the mer- cy be From Him, thy strong De- fen- der; 
w: Pre- pare my heart and make it blest Fo- re- ver through Thy me- rit, 
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w: Will now your flesh and blood put on As Da- vid's Son; Your wret- ched state is en- ded. 
w: O Ma- ry, hail, thou shalt not fear, The Lord is near, To thee hath grace a- boun- ded! 
w: He shall ex- tend to e- v'ry race His reign of grace, His king- dom, like a lea- ven. 
w: This child is there- fore from a- bove, Whom thou shalt love As mo- ther kind and ten- der. 
w: That I at last may dwell with Thee, Thy king- dom see, And all its gifts in- he- rit. 
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