Hymn
A Great and Mighty Wonder
A great and mighty wonder
Our Christmas festal brings:
On earth, a lowly Infant,
Behold the King of kings!
The Word is made incarnate,
Descending from on high,
And Cherubim to shepherds
Sing anthems from the sky.
And we with them triumphant,
Repeat the hymn again:
To God on high be glory,
And peace on earth to men!
While thus they sing your Monarch,
Those bright angelic bands,
Rejoice, ye vales and mountains;
Ye oceans, clap your hands!
Since all He comes to ransom,
By all be He adored,
The Infant born in Bethl'hem,
The Savior and the Lord!
All idols forms shall perish,
All error shall decay,
And Christ shall wield His scepter,
Our Lord and God for aye.
Amen.
A Great and Mighty Wonder — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/a-great-and-mighty-wonder
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote A Great and Mighty Wonder?
The words of A Great and Mighty Wonder are credited to St. Germanus I and J. M. Neale; the version here was published in 1930.
Is A Great and Mighty Wonder public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from American Lutheran Hymnal, published in 1930. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of A Great and Mighty Wonder?
A Great and Mighty Wonder is in 7.6.7.6.6.7.6. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming.