Wisdom from on High Is Dawning

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1 Wisdom from on high is dawning.
Even now a golden ray
shines into a world of shadows
from the realms of endless day.
Hidden womb who birthed the heavens
in the womb now hides away.

2 In her heart the joy of heaven,
in her hands the poor of earth,
on her back all human sorrow,
in her laugh all human mirth.
God most human, God most holy,
God incarnate comes to birth.

3 All creation stands in wonder
as her glory fills the sky.
Down in adoration falling,
we her children raise the cry:
She who is and was and evermore shall be,
alleluia! God most high!

Source: Voices Together #238

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Author: Adam Michael Wood

Adam Michael Wood is a hymnist, song writer, composer, and church musician. He served as the Music Director of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (TEC) in Hurst, TX from 2010-2014. He was also the founding Music Director of the newly-formed Benedictine Community of John Cassian in Berkeley, CA, where he worked to meld Episcopal liturgy with Eastern Orthodox music. For many years, Adam was a regular contributor to the Roman Catholic traditional music blog The Chant Cafe and, for a short time, was the Chief Operating Officer of Illuminare Publications (now Source & Summit), during which time he served as Assistant Editor of the Lumen Christi Hymnal. Adam's hymnody tends to have a special focus on feminist theology and feminine imagery for God,… Go to person page >

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First Line: Wisdom from on high is dawning
Title: Wisdom from on High Is Dawning
Author: Adam Michael Wood (rev. 2017)
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Copyright: © 2010 Adam Michael Wood. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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