Text: | O Wondrous Sight, O Vision Fair |
Translator: | J. Neale |
Tune: | DEO GRACIAS (AGINCOURT SONG) |
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 declares
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 | |
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First Line: | O wondrous sight, O vision fair |
Title: | O Wondrous Sight, O Vision Fair |
Translator: | J. Neale (1851, alt. 1861) |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1985 |
Topic: | Biblical Characters: Elijah; Biblical Characters: Moses; Prophets(1 more...) |
Source: | Caelestis formam gloriae, 15th century |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | DEO GRACIAS (AGINCOURT SONG) |
Meter: | LM |
Key: | c minor |
Source: | 15th-century English melody |