Advent
Savior Of The Nations Come
- Words:
- Ambrose of Milan, c. 397. Translated to German by Martin Luther, 1524.
- Music:
- 'Nun Komm, Der Heiden Heiland' from Walter's Geistliche Gesangbüchlein, 1524.
- Setting:
- "Mehrstimmiges ChoralBuch", 1906.
- Metre:
- 7 7 7 7
- 1Savior of the nations, come;Virgin's Son, here make Thy home!Marvel now, O heav'n and earth,That the Lord chose such a birth.
- 2Not by human flesh and blood;By the Spirit of our GodWas the Word of God made flesh,Woman's offspring, pure and fresh.
- 3Wondrous birth!O wondrous Child Of the virgin undefiled!Though by all the world disowned,Still to be in heaven enthroned.
- 4From the Father forth He cameAnd returneth to the same,Captive leading death and hellHigh the song of triumph swell!
- 5Thou, the Father's only Son,Hast o'er sin the vict'ry won.Boundless shall Thy kingdom be;When shall we its glories see?
- 6Brightly doth Thy manger shine,Glorious is its light divine.Let not sin o'ercloud this light;Ever be our faith thus bright.
- 7Praise to God the Father sing,Praise to God the Son, our King,Praise to God the Spirit beEver and eternally.
Scripture
Topics
In the hymnals
- The words are in 54 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
- The tune, Nun Komm, Der Heiden Heiland, is in 144 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.