Read some background at Cardiphonia and Hymnary.org. The lyrics: 1. Savior of the nations, come, Show yourself, the virgin’s son. Marvel heaven, wonder earth, That our God chose such a birth. 2. Not by human power or seed Did the woman’s womb conceive; Only by the Spirit’s breath Was the Word of God made flesh. …
The lyrics are by Frank Houghton (1894-1972), with the melody QUELLE EST CETTE ODEUR AGREABLE being an arrangment by Charles Herbert Kitson (1930) Rendition by Ordinary Time from their album In The Town Of David. The lyrics: 1. Thou who wast rich beyond all splendour, All for love’s sake becamest poor; Thrones for a manger …
From Jacob Tilton’s free four-psalm Advent EP How Long, O Lord? – Psalms For Advent. The album notes remind us: “Advent is a season of waiting. It is the silence before the shout, the fast before the feast, the sigh before the smile.” That sums up our current experience pretty well. As we continue to …
Yet another Advent/Christmas themed song that I’ve never heard of. There are various versions and selections of verses of this floating around. The words and music are credited to Thomas Ravenscroft, from “Melismata,” 1611. I love this rendition from Nathan Clark George. Here’s the lyrics which feature on the embedded track. 1. Remember, O thou …
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