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Text:A great and mighty wonder
Author:Germanus of Constantinople, d. 734
Translator:John Mason Neale
Tune:KOCHER
Composer:Justin H. Knecht

17. A great and mighty wonder

1 A great and mighty wonder,
Our Christmas Festal bring;
On earth, a lowly Infant,
Behold the King of kings!

2 The Word is made incarnate,
Descending from on high;
And cherubim sing anthems
To shepherds from the sky.

3 And we with them triumphant,
Repeat the hymn again:
"To God on high be glory,
And peace on earth to men!"

4 Since all He comes to ransom,
By all be He adored,
The Infant born in Bethlehem,
The Saviour and the Lord!

5 All idol forms shall perish,
And error shall decay,
And Christ shall wield His scepter,
Our Lord and God for aye.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: A great and mighty wonder
Translator: John Mason Neale (1862, a.)
Author: Germanus of Constantinople, d. 734
Meter: 7 6, 7 6
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Topic: The Church Year: Christmas
Tune Information
Name: KOCHER
Composer: Justin H. Knecht (1799)
Meter: 7 6, 7 6
Key: F Major



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