77 From east to west, from shore to shore

The Hymnal 1982 77

From east to west, from shore to shore

Tune
von himmel kam der engel schar
Author(s)
Caelius Sedulius, 5th cent.; John Ellerton, 1826-1893
Meter
8.8.8.8
Tune Source(s)
Unknown source

1 From east to west, from shore to shore, let every heart awake and sing the holy child whom Mary bore, the Christ, the everlasting King.

2 Behold, the world's creator wears the form and fashion of a slave; our very flesh our Maker shares, his fallen creatures all to save.

3 For this how wondrously he wrought! A maid in lowly human place became, in ways beyond all thought, the chosen vessel of his grace.

4 And while the angels in the sky sang praise above the silent field, to shepherds poor the Lord Most High, the one great Shepherd, was revealed.

5 All glory for this blessed morn to God the Father ever be; all praise to thee, O Virgin-born, all praise, O Holy Ghost, to thee.

All data and images for this page are taken from publicly-available data from Hymnary.org. To the best of my knowledge, no copyrighted material is reproduced on this page.