Hymn #558: O How Glorious, Full of Wonder
This traditional Dutch melody, IN BABILONE, was first printed in 1710 in a collection of old and new Dutch peasant songs and country dances. As three of the four phrases are the same, this simple melody is quite easily learned and must have been popular even with untrained singers.
Julius Röntgen (1855-1932) arranged this hymn for The English Hymnal (1906). Röntgen was a distinguished Dutch pianist and composer. He went to Amsterdam in 1877 and spent most of his career there working for musical institutions as a conductor and director.