Rejoice in the Lord ‎#192

192. From East to West, from Shore to Shore

1 From east to west, from shore to shore,
let earth awake and sing--
the holy Child, whom Mary bore,
the Christ, the Lord, the King!

2 For lo! the world's creator wears
the fashion of a slave;
our human flesh the God-head bears,
a human race to save.

3 For this how wondrously he wrought!
A maiden in her place
became in ways beyond all thought
the vessel of his grace.

4 He shrank not from the oxen's stall,
nor scorned the manger bed;
and he, whose bounty feedeth all,
at Mary's breast was fed.

5 To shepherds poor the Lord most high,
Great Shepherd, was revealed
While angel choirs sang joyously
above the midnight field:

6 "All glory be to God above,
and on the earth be peace
to all who long to taste his love,
till time itself shall cease."

Text Information

• First Line: From east to west, from shore to shore
• Title: From East to West, from Shore to Shore
• Author: Coelius Sedulius (c. 450)
• Translator: John Ellerton
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Luke 1:26-34
  ;
  Philippians 2:7
• Topic: Biblical Characters: Mary
• Source: A solis ortus cardine; tr. Hymns for Church and School, 1964

Tune Information

• Name: THIS ENDRIS NYGHT
• Harmonizer: R. Vaughn Williams (1906)
• Meter: CM
• Key: D Major
• Source: English carol tune, c. 15th century