Lutheran Worship ‎#43

43. From East to West

1 From east to west, from shore to shore
Let ev'ry heart awake and sing
The holy child whom Mary bore,
The Christ, the everlasting king.

2 Behold, the world's creator wears
The form and fashion of a slave;
Our very flesh our maker shares,
His fallen creatures all to save.

3 For this how wondrously he wrought!
A maiden, in her lowly place,
Became, in ways beyond all thought,
The chosen vessel of his grace.

4 And while the angels in the sky
Sang praise above the silent field,
To shepherds poor the Lord most high,
the one great shepherd, was revealed.

5 All glory for this blessed morn
To God the Father ever be;
All praise to you, O Virgin-born,
And Holy Ghost eternally.

Text Information

• First Line: From east to west, from shore to shore
• Title: From East to West
• Translator: John Ellerton, 1826-93 (alt.)
• Author: Coelius Sedulius, 5th cent.
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1982
• Topic: Annunciation of Our Lord, The; Christmas

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTUM WIR SOLLEN LOBEN SCHON
• Meter: LM
• Key: C Major
• Source: Enchiridion, Erfurt, 1524
• Copyright: Arrangement: Copyright 1969 Concordia Publishing House.