Sunday Hymn: “The heavenly Child in stature grows”
This morning’s offertory hymn on The First Sunday After the Epiphany at Christ Church, Windsor. Hymn #90 in The Book of Common Praise (1938), official hymn book for the whole of The Church of England in Canada (later Anglican Church of Canada).
The heavenly Child in stature grows,
And, growing, learns to die;
And still his early training shows
His coming agony.The Son of God his glory hides
With parents mean and poor;
And he, who made the heavens, abides
In dwelling-place obscure.Those mighty hands that rule the sky
No earthly toil refuse;
The Maker of the stars on high
A humble trade pursues.He, whom the choirs of angels praise,
Bearing each dread decree,
His earthly parents now obeys
In deep humility.For this thy lowliness revealed,
Jesu, we thee adore;
And praise to God the Father yield
And Spirit evermore.
Words: Canon Jean-Baptiste de Santeüil (1689); translated from Latin into English by Rev. John Chandler (1837).
Music: Tallis