Текст песни: The Son Forsook the Father's Home + перевод

The Son forsook the Father’s home

For mercy to lost man,

And did not scorn the Virgin’s womb

To bear the sinner’s ban.

Meekly the Maiden pure believed

The great Archangel’s word,

And by the Holy Ghost conceived

The Saviour Christ the Lord.

The Word made flesh creation sees,

Its mighty God in Man:

Great mystery of mysteries

Since ever time began !

That we might gain a second birth

The Holy Son was given:

T’was God Himself came down to earth

To win us back to heaven.

Lord ! we believe with love and praise

This wondrous truth of Thee:

Thereby in all our troubled days

How strong henceforth are we !

So near art Thou, so strong are we,

For now, if we are Thine,

Our Brother in humanity,

Thou makest us divine !

We see with peace in times of fear

Serene Thy human Form;

Thy human Voice with joy we hear,

Sweet-toned above the storm.

So dread we not the deathly strife,

Knowing that Thou hast died:

It can but bear us into life,

Since nearer to Thy side !

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