Hymnal: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Date: 1853
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: A Campbell
First Line: Hark the glad sound the Saviour's come
Topic: Nativity of Christ
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
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Hymn Number: Psalm 7
Page Number: 039, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHARK! the glad sound, the Saviour's come!
The Saviour promis'd long!
Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne,
And ev'ry voice a song.
On him the Spirit, largely pour'd,
Exerts his sacred fire;
Wisdom and might, and zeal and love,
His holy breast inspire.
He comes the pris'ners to release,
In Satan's bondage held,
The gates of brass before him burst,
The iron fetters yield.
He comes, for thickest shades of night
To clear the inward sight,
And on the eyeballs of the blind
To pour celestial light.
He comes the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure,
And from the treasures of his grace
T' enrich the humble poor.
Our glad Hosannas, Prince of Peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim;
And heav'n's eternal arches ring
With thy beloved name.