The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8288

8288. O Glory Of Thy Chosen Race

1 O glory of Thy chosen race,
Light of the nations, show Thy face;
We wait in faith Thy lowly birth,
God’s glory veiled to bless the earth.

2 Thee, Son of God, from Heaven’s high seat,
Thee, virgin born, we long to greet;
Redeemed by Thee, all worlds proclaim
The wonder of Thy twofold name.

3 This earth has seen Thy sojourn, Lord,
Who now art high in Heaven adored;
In Hell’s dim vale Thy footsteps trod:
The star-worlds hymned Thee back to God.

4 O mighty Savior, King divine,
Subdue this realm of flesh made Thine;
Its feeble frame cries out for Thee;
Thy touch, Thy life, alone make free.

5 E’en now Thy manger gleams afar,
To waiting eyes a morning star,
In each dark night to faith below
Its light unquenched shall ever glow.

6 All praise to God the Father be,
All praise, eternal Son, to Thee,
Whom with the Spirit we adore,
One God, both now and ever more.

Text Information

• First Line: O glory of Thy chosen race
• Title: O Glory Of Thy Chosen Race
• Author: Johann Campanus (1612)
• Translator (German): Christian Carol Josias Bunsen (1833)
• Translator (English): Fenton J. A. Hort (1871)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Latin: Odarum Sacrarum, Lieber Posterior Prague: 1612; German: Allgemeinen Evangelischen Gesang- und Gebetbuchs ; English: Church Hymns, 1871
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: LEONBURG
• Meter: LM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: German tune; Church Hymns and Tunes by Arthur S. Sullivan (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1874)
• Copyright: Public Domain