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About this Hymn
This hymn, written by Ambrose of Milan, dates back to the fourth century and is one of the earliest of all Christian hymns still in use today. Written at a time of doctrinal uncertainty, it helps us understand many of the theological pillars that undergird the Christian faith, and it is a beautiful invitation into the Advent and Christmas season.
Lyrics
Verse 1
Come, thou Redeemer of the earth, and manifest thy virgin-birth: let ev'ry age adoring fall; such birth befits the God of all.
Verse 2
Begotten of no human will, but of the Spirit, thou art still the Word of God, in flesh arrayed, the Savior, now to us displayed.
Verse 3
From God the Father he proceeds, to God the Father back he speeds, runs out his course to death and hell, returns on God's high throne to dwell.
Verse 4
O equal to thy Father, thou! Gird on thy fleshly mantle now, the weakness of our mortal state with deathless might invigorate.
Verse 5
Thy cradle here shall glitter bright, and darkness glow with newborn light, no more shall night extinguish day, where love's bright beams their pow'r display.
Verse 6
O Jesu, virgin-born, to thee eternal praise and glory be, whom with the Father we adore and Holy Spirit, evermore.
Come, thou Redeemer of the earth, and manifest thy virgin-birth: let ev'ry age adoring fall; such birth befits the God of all.
Verse 2
Begotten of no human will, but of the Spirit, thou art still the Word of God, in flesh arrayed, the Savior, now to us displayed.
Verse 3
From God the Father he proceeds, to God the Father back he speeds, runs out his course to death and hell, returns on God's high throne to dwell.
Verse 4
O equal to thy Father, thou! Gird on thy fleshly mantle now, the weakness of our mortal state with deathless might invigorate.
Verse 5
Thy cradle here shall glitter bright, and darkness glow with newborn light, no more shall night extinguish day, where love's bright beams their pow'r display.
Verse 6
O Jesu, virgin-born, to thee eternal praise and glory be, whom with the Father we adore and Holy Spirit, evermore.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Ambrose, 4th c.; tr. J. M. Neale, 1851, alt.
Music: Latin carol, 14th c.; adapt. Daniel Rump's Liedbüchlein, 1587; harm. G. R. Woodward, 1902, alt.
Music: Latin carol, 14th c.; adapt. Daniel Rump's Liedbüchlein, 1587; harm. G. R. Woodward, 1902, alt.