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God from on high hath heard
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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God from on high hath heard by Henry J. Gauntlett — Lyrics
God from on high hath heard:
let sighs and sorrows cease.
Lo, from the opening heaven descends
to man the promised peace.
Hark, through the silent night
angelic voices swell;
their joyful songs proclaim that God
is born on earth to dwell.
See how the shepherdband
speed on with eager feet;
come to the hallowed cave with them
the holy babe to greet.
But O what sight appears
within that lowly door:
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About God from on high hath heard
Henry J. Gauntlett was a prolific Victorian composer of hymns and sacred music. This setting of a well-known Christmas text, originally published in his devotional work "The Churchmans hymnal" (1847), is written for SATB choir. The English words express the joy and wonder of the Nativity, from the announcement of peace from heaven to the shepherds' visit and the humble surroundings of the holy family. Gauntlett’s tune is noble and stately, perfectly capturing the solemnity and triumph of the Christmas message.
