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Text:A great and mighty wonder
Author:St. Germanus, c.634 - 734
Translator:John Mason Neale, 1818-66
Tune:ST. ALPHEGE
Composer:Henry J. Gauntlett, 1805 - 76

18. A great and mighty wonder

1 A great and might wonder
This joyful feast-day brings;
The Virgin bears the Infant,
Our Lord, and King of Kings.

2 The Word becomes incarnate,
Descending from on high;
And cherubim sing anthems
To shepherds from the sky.

3 And we with them triumphant
Repeat the hymn again,
'To God on high be glory,
And peace on earth to men!'

4 While thus they sing your Monarch
Those bright angelic bands,
Rejoice, ye vales and mountains!
Ye oceans, clap your hands!

5 Since all he comes to ransom,
By all be he adored,
The Infant born in Bethlehem,
The Saviour and the Lord!

6 All idol forms shall perish,
And error shall decay,
And Christ shall wield His sceptre,
Our Lord and God for aye.

Text Information
First Line: A great and mighty wonder
Translator: John Mason Neale, 1818-66
Author: St. Germanus, c.634 - 734
Language: English
Publication Date: 1958
Topic: The Church Year: Christmas
Tune Information
Name: ST. ALPHEGE
Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett, 1805 - 76
Meter: 7 6, 7 6.
Key: G Major



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