from on high

English

Prepositional phrase

from on high

1. From Heaven, from above, or from people with power or authority.
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   • 1819, Reginald Heber, The Missionary Hymn:

     Can we whose souls are lighted

     With Wisdom from on high,

     Can we to men benighted

     The lamp of life deny?

   • 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 1, chapter 3 (“Manchester Insurrection”):

     For the rest, that the Manchester Insurrection could yet discern no radiance of Heaven on any side of its horizon; but feared that all lights, of the O’Connor or other sorts, hitherto kindled, where but deceptive fish-oil transparencies, or bog will-o’-wisp lights, and no dayspring from on high: for this also we will honour the poor Manchester Insurrection, and augur well of it.

   • 1984, New International Version (Bible translation), Psalms 18:16:

     He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.