Sing the Wondrous Story
Author: Evan Stephens
Composer: Evan Stephens
Languages (4)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Dutch: Zing, zing van honderd jaren
- English: Sing the Wondrous Story
- Japanese: うたえ、くすしきみ業
- Maori: Kotahi Rau nga Tau
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Most common tunes for “Sing the Wondrous Story”
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Appearances of “Sing the Wondrous Story” over time
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1905 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: The Juvenile Instructor (1866–1929), Sep 1905.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Sing, sing the wondrous storyOf a hundred years,Since, from the courts of gloryTo this vale of tears,God sent his chosen servantTo restore againThe gospel long since takenFrom the midst of men.
2. Sing of the youthful Joseph,He, the good and true,Who asked the heav’nly FatherHow his will to do.Sing how from heav’n descendedFather and the Son,And gave the boy the answerWhich his faith had won.
3. Sing of the brother martyrs:One in all the strife,Each sealed his testimonyWith his mortal life.Sing how the work has prospered,Spreading o’er the Earth;Sing, sing our thanks to heavenFor a prophet’s birth.