| Text: | Savior of the Nations, Come |
| Author: | St. Ambrose, d. 397 |
| Author (German): | Martin Luther |
| Translator: | William M. Reynolds |
| Tune: | NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND |
1 Savior of the nations, come,
Virgin's son, make here Thy home!
Marvel now, O heav'n and earth,
That the Lord chose such a birth.
2 Not by human flesh and blood
By the Spirit of our God,
Was the Word of God made flesh--
Woman's Offspring, pure and fresh.
3 Wondrous birth! O wondrous Child
Of the Virgin undefiled!
Tho' by all the world disowned,
Still to be in heav'n enthroned.
4 From the Father forth He came
And returneth to the same,
Captive leading death and hell--
High the song of triumph swell!
5 Thou the Father's only Son,
Hast o'er sin the victory won.
Boundless shall Thy kingdom be;
When shall we its glories see?
6 Brightly doth Thy manger shine,
Glorious is its light divine.
Let not sin o'ercloud this light;
Ever be our faith thus bright.
7 Praise to God the Father sing,
Praise to God the Son, our King,
Praise to God the Spirit be
Ever and eternally.
Amen.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Savior of the nations, come |
| Title: | Savior of the Nations, Come |
| German Title: | Veni Redemptor gentium |
| Translator: | William M. Reynolds (1880, alt.) |
| Author: | St. Ambrose, d. 397 |
| Author (German): | Martin Luther (1524) |
| Meter: | 7.7.7.7. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1941 |
| Scripture: | |
| Topic: | The Church Year: Christmas |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND |
| Meter: | 7.7.7.7. |
| Key: | g minor |
| Source: | "Geistliches Gesangbüchlein," Wittenberg, 1524, ad. |