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Kingsfold

When Jesus left his Father's throne

480

The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)

Metric Index

CMD

Modality

G Major

15-Pitch Humming Index

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Adapter

Ralph Vaughan Williams [1872-1958]

Author

James Montgomery [1771-1854]

By permission of Oxford University Press.

Language

English

Publication Date

1985

Last Five Uses

• Used on Oct 20, 2019 10:30 as the Gradual Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on May 17, 2015 10:00 as the Communion Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
• Used on Feb 02, 2014 10:00 as the Communion Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA

Poem Words (Three verses)

When Jesus left his Father's throne,
he chose an humble birth;
like us, unhonoured and unknown,
he came to dwell on earth.
Like him, may we be found below
in wisdom's paths of peace;
like him in grace and knowledge grow
as years and strength increase.

Sweet were his words, and kind his look,
when mothers round him pressed;
their infants in his arms he took,
and on his bosom blessed.
Safe from the world's alluring harms,
beneath his watchful eye,
thus in the circle of his arms,
may we forever lie.

When Jesus into Zion rode,
the children sang around;
for joy they plucked the palms and strowed
their garments on the ground.
Hosanna our glad voices raise,
hosanna to our King!
Should we forget our Saviour's praise,
the stones themselves would sing.