I Wonder as I Wander

183 I Wonder as I Wander

1 I wonder as I wander, out under the sky,
   how Jesus the Savior did come for to die
   for poor ordinary people like you and like I;
   I wonder as I wander, out under the sky.

2 When Mary birthed Jesus, 'twas in a cow's stall
   with wise men and farmers and shepherd and all.
   but high from God's heaven a star's light did fall,
   and the promise of ages it did then recall.

3 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 for to sing,
   he surely could have it, 'cause he was the King.

4 I wonder as I wander, out under the sky,
   how Jesus the Savior did come for to die
   for poor ordinary people like you and like I;
   I wonder as I wander, out under the sky.
                         Appalachian carol
                         Collected by John Jacob Niles
                         Hymns for the Family of God