Stupendous Mystery!

Stupendous mys­te­ry!

God in our flesh is seen

(While an­gels ask

how can it be?)

And dwells with sin­ful men!

Our na­ture He as­sumes

That we may His re­trieve;

He comes

to our dead world He comes

That all thro’ Him may live.

The true

eter­nal Word

To us a Child is giv­en

The sov­er­eign God

th’Al­migh­ty Lord

Who fills both earth and Heav­en;

Our God on earth ap­pears

To take our sins away

And guide us thro’ the vale of tears

To realms of end­less day.