From East to West

Verse 1

From east to west, from shore to shore Let ev'ry heart awake and sing The holy child whom Mary bore, The Christ, the everlasting king.

Verse 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.

Verse 3

For this how wondrously He wrought! A maiden, in her lowly place, Became, in ways beyond all thought, The chosen vessel of His grace.

Verse 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.

Verse 5

All glory for this blessed morn To God the Father ever be; All praise to You, O Virgin-born, And Holy Ghost eternally.