Savior of the Nations, Come

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Savior of the nations, come, Virgin's Son make here your home

Author: St. Ambrose; Translator: William M. Reynolds; Translator (German): Martin Luther (1523)
Tune: NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND
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	Savior of the Nations, Come

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	Come, O Just One

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1 Savior of the nations, come;
virgin's Son, make here Thy home!
Marvel now, O heav'n and earth,
that the Lord chose such a birth.

2 Not by human flesh and blood,
but the Spirit of our God,
was the Word of God made flesh-
woman's Offspring, pure and fresh.

3 Wondrous birth! O wondrous Child
of the virgin undefiled!
Tho' by all the world disowned,
still to be in heav'n enthroned.

4 From the Father forth He came
and returneth to the same,
captive leading death and hell-
high the song of triumph swell!

5 Thou, the Father's only Son,
hast o'er sin the vict'ry won.
Boundless shall Thy kingdom be;
when shall we its glories see?

6 Brightly doth Thy manger shine,
glorious is its light divine.
Let not sin o'ercloud this light
ever be our faith thus bright.

7 Praise to God the Father, sing,
praise to God, the Son, our King,
Praise to God the Spirit be
ever and eternally.

Source: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #228

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Author: St. Ambrose

Ambrose (b. Treves, Germany, 340; d. Milan, Italy, 397), one of the great Latin church fathers, is remembered best for his preaching, his struggle against the Arian heresy, and his introduction of metrical and antiphonal singing into the Western church. Ambrose was trained in legal studies and distinguished himself in a civic career, becoming a consul in Northern Italy. When the bishop of Milan, an Arian, died in 374, the people demanded that Ambrose, who was not ordained or even baptized, become the bishop. He was promptly baptized and ordained, and he remained bishop of Milan until his death. Ambrose successfully resisted the Arian heresy and the attempts of the Roman emperors to dominate the church. His most famous convert and disciple w… Go to person page >

Translator: William M. Reynolds

Born: March 4, 1812, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Died: September 5, 1876, Oak Park, Illinois. Reynolds was educated at Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and Lutheran Gettysburg Seminary. He was a professor at Pennsylvania College (1833-50); president of Capital University, Columbus, Ohio (1850-53); and president of Illinois State University (1857-60). He became an ordained Episcopal minister in 1864, and founded the Evangelical Review. His last pastorate was at Christ Church, Harlem (Oak Park), Illinois, from 1872 until his death. Lyrics-- Come, Thou Savior of Our Race Come, Th… Go to person page >

Translator (German): Martin Luther

Luther, Martin, born at Eisleben, Nov. 10, 1483; entered the University of Erfurt, 1501 (B.A. 1502, M.A.. 1503); became an Augustinian monk, 1505; ordained priest, 1507; appointed Professor at the University of Wittenberg, 1508, and in 1512 D.D.; published his 95 Theses, 1517; and burnt the Papal Bull which had condemned them, 1520; attended the Diet of Worms, 1521; translated the Bible into German, 1521-34; and died at Eisleben, Feb. 18, 1546. The details of his life and of his work as a reformer are accessible to English readers in a great variety of forms. Luther had a huge influence on German hymnody. i. Hymn Books. 1. Ellich cristlich lider Lobgesang un Psalm. Wittenberg, 1524. [Hamburg Library.] This contains 8 German h… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Savior of the nations, come, Virgin's Son make here your home
Title:	Savior of the Nations, Come
German Title:	Nun komm der heiden heiland
Author:	St. Ambrose
Translator (German):	Martin Luther (1523)
Translator:	William M. Reynolds
Meter:	7.7.7.7
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

Year A, Advent, Fourth Sunday
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NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND

NUN KOMM DER HEIDEN HEILAND is a chorale derived from a chant. Among the simplest of the Lutheran repertoire, it is framed by identical lines–l and 4. Sing the entire hymn with antiphonal groups (the practice its original Latin author, Ambrose, strongly promoted). Sing some stanzas in unison and o…

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Psalms and Hymns to the Living God (2023), p.289

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Piano/Organ Savior of the Nations, Come CREATIVE ORGANIST II, THE And Glory Shone Around (A Christmas Cantata Celebrating Love’s Perfect Light) More Piano/Organ...
Choral Come, O Just One And Glory Shone Around (A Christmas Cantata Celebrating Love’s Perfect Light) Savior of the Nations, Come - (Choral Score) More Choral...
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