189. O Wondrous Sight, O Vision Fair

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1 O wondrous sight, O vision fair
of glory that the church shall share,
which Christ upon the mountain shows,
where brighter than the sun he glows!

2 From age to age the tale declare,
how with the three disciples there,
where Moses and Elijah meet,
the Lord holds converse high and sweet.

3 The law and prophets there have place,
two chosen witnesses of grace;
the Father's voice from out the cloud
proclaims his only Son aloud.

4 With shining face and bright array
Christ deigns to manifest today
what glory shall be theirs above
who joy in God with perfect love.

5 And faithful hearts are raised on high
by this great vision's mystery,
for which in joyful strains we raise
the voice of prayer, the hymn of praise.

Text Information
First Line: O wondrous sight, O vision fair
Title: O Wondrous Sight, O Vision Fair
Translator: John Mason Neale (1851, alt.)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Christian Year: Baptism of Jesus; Christian Year: Transfiguration; Jesus Christ: Life
Source: Latin, 15th cent.
Tune Information
Name: DEO GRACIAS
Meter: LM
Key: c minor
Source: “The Agincourt Song,” England, c. 1415; Harm. The Hymnal, 1933
Notes: Guitar chords do not correspond with keyboard harmony. (alternate harmonization, 258)


Text Information:

This translation of a 15th-century Latin devotional text is set here to a majestic 15th-century tune celebrating the victory of an English king; they combine to evoke the awe and wonder of that moment of revelation the three disciples experienced in Christ’s Transfiguration.


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