Savior of the the nations, come!

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(one verse introduction)

Savior of the nations, come!
Virgin's Son, make here your home.
Marvel now, both heaven and earth,
that the Lord chose such a birth.

Wondrous birth! Oh, wondrous child
of the Virgin undefiled!
Mighty God and Mary's son,
eager now his race to run!

Thus on earth the word appears,
gracing his created spheres;
hence to death and hell descends,
then the heavenly throne ascends.

Come, O Father's saving Son,
who o'er sin the victory won.
Boundless shall your kingdom be;
grant that we its glories see.

Music: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (16th C)
Words: Martin Luther (16th C)
Sequence: Dall Forsythe, Church of St. John the Evangelist