Tune: DUNLAP’S CREEK (McFarland)

O, O, said God, when at one Word

the day burst forth from night:

O light, O lovely, God declared,

astounded by the sight.

 

O, O, cried Mary in alarm

when Gabriel begged assent:

O Mystery, O yes, she said,

unknowing what it meant.

O, O, the kneeling Sages wept,

their tears with stars entwined:

O Love, O ken beyond the ken

of star-pursuing minds.

O, O, the longing Church has sighed

through all things ill and well:

O Day, O Mystery, O Lord,

O come, Emmanuel!

And when our Healing comes at last

we’ll hear a Word we know;

for Heaven makes but one sweet sound:

it’s O and O and O!

 

For Dunlap’s Creek, see: https://hymnary.org/tune/dunlaps_creek_mcfarland?sort=meter&extended=false

See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV6InsztHKQ