Hymn: He has come! the Christ of God
- Title:
- First Line: He has come! the Christ of God
- Hymnal: The Hymnal: published by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
- Denomination: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); Northern Presbyterian
- Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath School Work
- Publication Date: 1895
Author(s)
- Author Name: Horatius Bonar
- Born: 1808
- Died: 1889
- Gender: M
Full Text
1 He has come, the Christ of God: Left for us His glad abode; Stooping from His throne of bliss To this darksome wilderness. 2 He has come, the Prince of Peace: Come to bid our sorrows cease; Come to scatter with His light All the shadows of our night. 3 He, the mighty King, has come, Making this poor earth His home: Come to bear our sin's sad load, Son of David, Son of God. 4 He has come, whose Name of grace Speaks deliverance to our race: Left for us His glad abode, Son of Mary, Son of God. 5 Unto us a Child is born: Ne'er has earth beheld a morn Among all the morns of time, Half so glorious in its prime. 6 Unto us a Son is given: He has come from God's own heaven, Bringing with Him from above Holy peace and holy love. Amen.