Glory to God ‎#126

126. Jesus, Jesus, O What a Wonderful Child

Jesus, Jesus, O what a wonderful child.
Jesus, Jesus, so holy, meek and mild;
new life, new hope the child will bring.
Listen to the angels sing:
“Glory, glory, glory!”
Let the heavens ring.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, Jesus, O what a wonderful child
• Title: Jesus, Jesus, O What a Wonderful Child
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Luke 2:8-14
  ;
  Luke 2:27-35
  ;
  Luke 2:40-52
• Topic: Christian Year: Nativity/Christmas; Christian Year: Epiphany; Hope; Jesus Christ: Birth
• Source: African American; alt.

Tune Information

• Name: WONDERFUL CHILD
• Harmonizer: Jeffrey Radford
• Arranger: Horace Clarence Boyer (2000)
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: G Major
• Source: African American
• Copyright: Harm. © 1992 The Pilgrim Press; Arr. © 2000 Horace Clarence Boyer

Text Information:

Specific sources for the words and the music of this piece from the African American heritage remain uncertain. The predictable rhymes suggest that, like “Jesus, the Light of the World” (see no. 127), it may have originated as a reflection on an existing Christmas carol.