She brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7

Introduction

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Benjamin H. Kennedy
(1804–1889)

Words: Ge­org Weiss­el, 1639 (Im fin­stern stall, o Wun­der groß). Trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by Ben­ja­min H. Ken­ne­dy, Hym­no­lo­gia Chris­ti­ana (Lon­don: Long­man, Green, Long­man, Ro­berts & Green, 1863), num­ber 104, alt.

Music: Mi­ra­cle from Hea­ven Scott Wer­de­baugh, 2017 (🔊 pdf nwc).

MIRACLE FROM HEAVEN
© 2017 Scott Werdebaugh
This mu­sic may be free­ly re­pro­duced or pub­lished for Chris­tian wor­ship or de­vo­tions, pro­vid­ed it is not al­tered, & this no­tice is on each co­py. All oth­er rights re­served.

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Scott Werdebaugh (1951–)

Lyrics

O mi­ra­cle of love and might!
The Lord of all, the hea­ven­ly Light,
Low in a sta­ble lieth;
For us He bears the toils and tears
Of earth: for us He di­eth.

O Christ, Thy glo­ri­ous po­ver­ty
Makes all Thy peo­ple rich in Thee:
To wealth un­told it leads them.
With hea­ven­ly wine and bread di­vine
Thy thirst and hun­ger feeds them.

Ye saints on earth, no more be sad:
This ho­ly Babe will make you glad
With joy that knows no mea­sure:
His life above is peace and love,
And pure un­fad­ing plea­sure.

Then let your hearts be bold and strong
To echo forth the an­gel song—
To God be glo­ry giv­en;
On earth be peace, nor ever cease
Goodwill to men from Hea­ven.