Hymn
O wondrous type! O vision fair
O wondrous type! O vision fair
Of glory that the Church shall share,
Which Christ upon the mountain shows,
Where brighter than the sun He glows!
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.
With shining face and bright array,
Christ deigns to manifest to-day
What glory shall be theirs above
Who joy in God with perfect love.
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.
O Father, with the eternal Son
And Holy Spirit, ever One,
Vouchsafe to bring us by Thy grace
To see Thy glory face to face.
Amen.
O wondrous type! O vision fair — Text from The Hymnal and Order of Service, 1926. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-wondrous-type-o-vision-fair
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Who wrote O wondrous type! O vision fair?
The words of O wondrous type! O vision fair were written by J. M. Neale; the version here was published in 1926. The library holds 19 more hymns by J. M. Neale, including O Come, O Come, Emmanuel and A Great and Mighty Wonder.
Is O wondrous type! O vision fair public domain?
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