#672: Signs and Wonders

This is a syncopated melody from the 1500s that doesn't really fit into any time signature--at first it looks like it's 12/8, but then there are a couple 10/8 measures. It'll show up again in a couple other hymns, which give up on the idea of measures and just put little breath marks between phrases. One of them is an Advent hymn, and the first verse of this song is about Gabriel appearing to Mary (the mother of Jesus); the second verse talks about Mary (Magdalene) and skips ahead to Easter. It's by Susan Palo Cherwien, who we've seen before often with more contemporary music.