Savior of the Nations, Come

In this hymn, Luther is talking about Jesus Christ's birth and how we should praise him. He uses diction to help us better understand his theme, which would be that Jesus is God, who came down from heaven as man, and we should praise him. In the first and second verses he talks about Jesus being born of the Virgin Mary and coming to earth as man. He uses the words "flesh and blood" to describe Christ as being true man. In verses three, four, and five, he goes on to talk about how the world "disowned" him, but he was still "enthroned" in heaven. Then he rose from the dead with "victory" over sin. Luther says that his song of "triumph swells". He also says that his kingdom will be "boundless" and we are waiting to see its "glories". This shows that he was also true God, because only true God can die and raise again to save man from their sins. The last two verses are more about us and our response to what Jesus did for us. He says we should have faith in him and keep our faith "bright," and that we should praise the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Lyrics to "Savior of the Nations, Come"