Common Praise ‎#49

49. Come, thou Redeemer of the earth

1 Come, thou Redeemer of the earth,
and manifest thy virgin-birth:
let every age adoring fall;
such birth befits the God of all.

2 Begotten of no human will,
but of the Spirit, thou art still
the Word of God, in flesh arrayed,
the Saviour, now to us displayed.

3 From God the Father he proceeds,
to God the Father back he speeds,
runs out his course to death and hell,
returns on God's high throne to dwell.

4 O equal to thy Father, thou!
Gird on thy fleshly mantle now,
the weakness of our mortal state
with deathless might invigorate.

5 Thy cradle here shall glitter bright,
and darkness glow with new-born light,
no more shall night extinguish day,
where love's bright beams their power display.

6 O Jesu, virgin-born, to thee
eternal praise and glory be,
whom with the Father we adore
and Holy Spirit, evermore. Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, thou Redeemer of the earth
• Author: St. Ambrose, c. 340-397
• Translator: J. M. Neale, 1818-1866
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  1 John 2:1
  ;
  Galatians 4:4-5
  ;
  John 16:28
  ;
  Luke 1:31-35
  ;
  Philippians 2:6
  ;
  Psalm 19:4-5
• Topic: Christmas; Advent IV: Year A; Advent IV: Year C

Tune Information

• Name: PUER NOBIS NASCITUR
• Adapter: Michael Praetorius, 1571-1621
• Harmonizer: G. R. Woodward, 1848-1934
• Meter: LM
• Key: D Major