LYRICS
| Meter: | 11 11 11 11 with refrain
| Writer(s): | Henry Ramsden Bramley
| Transl/Adapt: |
| Dates: |
| Bible Refs: | Is 7:14
| Common Praise: Hymns Ancient & Modern
| 2000
| 70
| New English Hymnal
| 1985
| 37
| The English Hymnal
| 1906
| 29
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MUSIC
| Name: | A VIRGIN UNSPOTTED
| | Meter: | 11 11 11 11 with refrain
| Writer(s): | Traditional English Carol
| Dates: |
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| 1. The great God of heaven
is come down to earth,
his mother a Virgin
and sinless his birth;
the Father eternal his Father alone:
he sleeps in a manger;
he reigns on the throne:
Refrain.
Then let us adore him
and praise his great love:
to save us poor sinners
he came from above.
2. A Babe on the breast
of a Maiden he lies,
yet sits with the Father
on high in the skies;
before him their faces
the Seraphim hide,
while Joseph stands waiting,
unscared, by his side:
Refrain.
Then let us adore him
and praise his great love:
to save us poor sinners
he came from above.
3. Lo! here is Emmanuel,
here is the Child,
the Son that was promised
to Mary so mild;
whose power and dominion
shall ever increase,
the Prince that shall
rule o'er a kingdom of peace:
Refrain.
Then let us adore him
and praise his great love:
to save us poor sinners
he came from above.
4. The Wonderful Counselor,
boundless in might,
the Father's own image,
the beam of his light;
behold him now wearing
the likeness of man,
weak, helpless and speechless,
in measure a span:
Refrain.
Then let us adore him
and praise his great love:
to save us poor sinners
he came from above.
5. O wonder of wonders,
which none can unfold:
the Ancient of days
is an hour or two old;
the Maker of all things
is made of the earth,
man is worshiped by
angels and God comes to birth:
Refrain.
Then let us adore him
and praise his great love:
to save us poor sinners
he came from above.
6. The Word in the bliss
of the Godhead remains,
yet in flesh comes to suffer
the keenest of pains;
he is that he was
and for ever shall be,
but becomes that he was not,
for you and for me.
Refrain.
Then let us adore him
and praise his great love:
to save us poor sinners
he came from above.
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