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| Text: | A great and mighty wonder |
| Author: | Germanus of Constantinople, d. 734 |
| Translator: | John Mason Neale |
| Tune: | KOCHER |
| Composer: | Justin H. Knecht |
1 A great and mighty wonder,
Our Christmas Festal bring;
On earth, a lowly Infant,
Behold the King of kings!
2 The Word is made incarnate,
Descending from on high;
And cherubim sing anthems
To shepherds from the sky.
3 And we with them triumphant,
Repeat the hymn again:
"To God on high be glory,
And peace on earth to men!"
4 Since all He comes to ransom,
By all be He adored,
The Infant born in Bethlehem,
The Saviour and the Lord!
5 All idol forms shall perish,
And error shall decay,
And Christ shall wield His scepter,
Our Lord and God for aye.
Amen.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | A great and mighty wonder |
| Translator: | John Mason Neale (1862, a.) |
| Author: | Germanus of Constantinople, d. 734 |
| Meter: | 7 6, 7 6 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1917 |
| Topic: | The Church Year: Christmas |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | KOCHER |
| Composer: | Justin H. Knecht (1799) |
| Meter: | 7 6, 7 6 |
| Key: | F Major |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
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