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This is in the same category as 365 of "7777, trailing alleluias," and even the first line is essentially the same. They do have different melodies, though.
Final verse is kind of the same as the second verse. The third verse is where the grammar gets a little twisted: "God and sinners reconciled" is the same phrasing we find in "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing." Except in the latter, the angels are rattling off a bunch of things they're singing about: "glory...peace...mercy...[reconciliation]." Here, it looks like it's trying to form a complete sentence: "Christ...reconciled...God and sinners." It goes on with "when contending [in a struggle/contest with each other] death and life met in strange and awesome [awe-inspiring rather than "super neat"] strife." It's a cool image, even if it's definitely forced to get the rhyme in there.
Final verse is kind of the same as the second verse. The third verse is where the grammar gets a little twisted: "God and sinners reconciled" is the same phrasing we find in "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing." Except in the latter, the angels are rattling off a bunch of things they're singing about: "glory...peace...mercy...[reconciliation]." Here, it looks like it's trying to form a complete sentence: "Christ...reconciled...God and sinners." It goes on with "when contending [in a struggle/contest with each other] death and life met in strange and awesome [awe-inspiring rather than "super neat"] strife." It's a cool image, even if it's definitely forced to get the rhyme in there.
