Redeemer
From Nazareth
- Words:
- Margaret E. Sangster, 1911. Music: 'Puer Nobis Nascitur' Michael Praetorius, 1609.
- Setting:
- George Ratcliffe Woodward for "The English Hymnal", 1906.
- Metre:
- 8 8 8 8
- 1Comes any good from Nazareth?The scornful challenge as of oldIs flung on many'a jeering breathFrom cloistered cells and marts of gold.
- 2Comes any good from Nazareth?Behold, the mighty Nazarene,The Lord of life, the Lord of death,Through warring ages walks serene.
- 3One touch upon His garment's fringeStill heals the hurt of bitter years.Before Him yet the demons cringe,He gives the wine of joy for tears.
- 4O city of the Carpenter,Upon the hill slope old and gray,The world among its pain and stirTurns yearning eyes on thee today.
- 5For He who dwelt in Nazareth,And wrought with toil of hand and brain,Alone gives victory to faithUntil the day He come again.
Scripture
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In the hymnals
- The tune, Puer Nobis Nascitur, is in 267 hymnals. The tune →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project (Brian J. Dumont), which places its own work in the public domain. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.