The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8306

8306. Rejoice, Our Nature Christ Assumes

1 Rejoice, our nature Christ assumes;
Born of a virgin, lo, He comes,
As a Messiah foreordained:
Adore and wonder, every land.

2 He left His bright, His glorious throne,
He bowed the heavens, to earth came down;
And thus His wondrous race began,
As God with God and Man with man.

3 Behold, a great, a heavenly light,
From Bethlehem’s manger shining bright,
Around those who in darkness dwell,
The night of evil to dispel.

4 Incarnate God, assert Thy power;
Arise, Thou glorious Conqueror:
Subdue sin, death, and every foe,
Erect Thy kingdom here below.

Text Information

• First Line: Rejoice, our nature Christ assumes
• Title: Rejoice, Our Nature Christ Assumes
• German Title: Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland
• Author: Ambrose of Milan (c. 397)
• Translator: Martin Luther
• Translator: John Gambold, 1711-1771
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: German tr.: Eyn Enchiridion (Erfurt, Germany, 1524); English tr.: Supplement to the 1801 Moravian Hymn Book
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: ERFURT from "Geistliche Lieder," 1539

Tune Information

• Name: VOM HIMMEL HOCH
• Harmonizer: Johann S. Bach
• Meter: LM
• Key: C Major
• Source: Geistliche Lieder (Leipzig, Germany, 1539)
• Copyright: Public Domain