The Truth sent from above (Traditional)
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- CPDL #7070:
- Editor: Edward L. Stauff (added 2004-05-20). Score information: Letter, 1 pages, kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Truth Sent From Above, The
Composer: Traditional
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carols
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:
Description:
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Entry at ChristmasCarolMusic.org for The Truth Sent From Above:
Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- This is the truth sent from above
- The truth of God, the God of love
- Therefore don't turn me from your door
- But hearken will both rich and poor
- 2.
- The first thing that I do relate
- Is that God did man create
- The next thing which to you I'll tell
- Woman was made with man to dwell
- 3.
- And after that, 'twas God's own choice
- To place them both in Paradise,
- There to remain of evil free
- Except they ate of such a tree.
- 4.
- But they did eat, which was a sin,
- And so their ruin did begin,
- Ruined themselves, both you and me,
- And all of their posterity.
- 5.
- Thus we were heirs to endless woes
- Till God and Lord did interpose
- And so a promise soon did run
- That He would redeem us by His Son
- 6.
- And at that season of the year
- Our blessed redeemer did appear
- He here did live and here did preach
- And many thousands he did teach
- 7.
- Thus He in love to us behaved
- To show us how we must be saved
- And if you want to know the way
- Be pleased to hear what He did say