I Wonder as I Wander

John Jacob Niles (1892-1980)

I wonder as I wander out under the sky,
How Jesus the savior did come fore to die,
For poor lowly people like you and like I,
I wonder as I wander, out under the sky;

When Mary birthed Jesus 'twas in a cow stall,
With wise men and farmers and shepherds and all,
And high from the Heavens a star's light did fall,
And the promise of the ages, it then did recall;

If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing,
A star in the sky or a bird on the wing,
Or all of God's angels in Heaven to sing,
He surely could have had it ‘cause he was the King.

 

This piece is also featured on Octarium's 2007 release, Hodie.