Savior of the Nations Come

Words: Ambrose of Milan
Translated by William Morton Reynolds, 1851
Music: NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND, from Walter's Geistliche Gesangbüchlein (1524), 1524

1

Savior of the nations, come;
Virgin's Son, here make 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!
Though by all the world disowned,
Still to be in heaven 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 vict'ry 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.

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