A Great And Mighty Wonder : Lyrics
A great and mighty wonder,
A full and holy cure:
The Virgin bears the Infant
With virgin honour pure!
Repeat the hymn again:
To God on high be glory
And peace on earth to men!
The Word becomes incarnate
And yet remains on high,
And cherubim sing anthems
To shepherds from the sky.
Repeat the hymn again:
To God on high be glory
And peace on earth to men!
While thus they sing your Monarch,
Those bright angelic bands,
Rejoice, ye vales and mountains,
Ye oceans, clap your hands.
Repeat the hymn again:
To God on high be glory
And peace on earth to men!
Since all He comes to ransom.
By all be He adored,
The Infant born in Bethl’em,
The Saviour and the Lord.
Repeat the hymn again:
To God on high be glory
And peace on earth to men!
- Lyrics by St Germanus I of Constantinople (c. 634 – 733 or 740) from his “Mega kai paradoxon Thauma”, translated by John Mason Neale (1818 – 1866). Public Domain.
- Meter: 76 76 676.
A Great And Mighty Wonder : Recording
- Tune: Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprunge, a traditional German carol originally harmonised by Michael Praetorius (1571 – 1621). Melody Public Domain. This arrangement © 2021 Richard M S Irwin (b. 1955).
- Performance ℗ 2021 Richard Irwin Music®. ISRC UKTU21900264. All rights reserved.
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Hymns and Carols Set to Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen,
Hymns et to the tune Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen, a traditional German carol originally harmonised by Michael Praetorius (1571 – 1621). Melody Public
Public Domain.
I just love this setting with the trumpet! Amazing.