"Savior of the Nations, Come" analysis

“Savior of the Nations, Come”, is a song written by Martin Luther that tells about the wonderful birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.  The theme is how God’s grace is shown to us through the birth of his Son.  Luther uses a variety of language tools to give an in depth perspective of the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ.  He describes the amazement over the birth by using descriptive phrases such as, “Woman's Offspring, pure and fresh”, “Wondrous birth! O wondrous Child”, and “Brightly doth Thy manger shine, Glorious is its light divine”. Luther shows how he is so grateful and amazed by how God sent his only son to save us.  He gives the reader a beautiful picture of the grace of God through the birth of our Savior.  He also uses pathos, or emotion to give the readers a better understanding of how this birth changed the lives of all people.  Luther did this by using words and phrases such as, “Marvel now, O heaven and earth” and “High the song of triumph swell!”  He wrote about how the heavens and earth marvel and how the song of triumph is sung because God sent our Savior to us.