He came to earth (King of kings)

From Altar to Throne by Signe Flink; used with permission

I first remember hearing this song while I was at theological college in the mid-1990s.  It's not an easy one to sing; in fact the Church of Scotland advises: 

There are pitfalls in this passionate song when sung by congregations, and accompanists need to handle the 'empty bars' with skill and resolution, particularly when the arpeggio chords do not 'point to' the note on which the singers come in.

The language of the song isn't necessarily very easy either.  The Singing the Faith plus website of the UK Methodist Church comments:

[Pantry] uses language understood (or maybe not!) by those already bound up in the Church and Christian conversation.

With most hymns and songs, what draws us to them (or not!) is the combination of words and music.  This may not be the easiest song, but it is passionate and powerful, and beautiful when sung well.  Singing the Faith plus points out that He came to earth is a highly personal response to Jesus' self-sacrifice for our sakes.  That response is required of every Christian believer.  I guess these were all factors in my decision to have it sung as a solo during the signing of the registers at my wedding in 1997.  

John Pantry was born in Harrow in 1946.  He originally trained and worked as a recording engineer, and became a Christian in the early 1970s as a result of the influence of Christian artists for whom he produced albums.  He'd already started writing his own songs, and had released one album, but after becoming a Christian, he says, his secular work "just seemed to fold up  . . . the phones stopped ringing."  He continued working in many roles, mainly in the Christian music scene.  In 1993, he was ordained as a Non-Stipendiary (ie not paid) Minister in the Church of England, and in 1995, he joined the staff of Premier Christian Radio as a presenter.  He recently (June 2020) retired from his position as presenter of Inspirational Breakfast on Premier Christian Radio, after 24 years, which made him the longest-serving national breakfast radio presenter in Britain (see Keep the Faith). 

There is much more information about John Pantry's career (up to 2009) here.  

I can't find any information which relates specifically to this song, which was originally released on Pantry's album The Church Invincible in 1992.  Neither have I been able to source a lyric video.  You can see the lyrics of He came to earth here, where you'll also find a link to play the song on Youtube.