"She wrapped Him in cloths and placed Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn." Luke 2:7
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Words: Martin Luther, 1531 (Von Himmel hoch da komm ich her); translated from German to English by Catherine Winkworth in Lyra Germanica, 1855. These lyrics, though sung as a separate hymn, are only part of Winkworth's translation. From Heaven Above to Earth I Come is another part.
Music: "Jesu Redemptor Omnium," Katolischen Kirschen Gesangbuch, 1625
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