Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: Come ev'ry pious heart
Topic: Public Worship/Gratitude and Praise
Writer: <no first name given> Stennett
Composer:
Meter: HM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 670
Page Number: 402, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsCome, ev'ry pious heart
That loves the Saviour's name,
Your noblest pow'rs exert
To celebrate his fame:
Tell all above and all below
The debt of love to him you owe
Such was his zeal for God,
And such his love for you,
He nobly undertook
What angels could not do:
His ev'ry deed of love and grace
All words exceed, all thoughts surpass
He left his starry crown,
And laid his robes aside;
On wings of love came down,
And wept, and bled, and died:
What he endur'd, O who can tell,
To save our souls from death and hell!
From the dark grave he rose,
The mansion of the dead;
And thence his mighty foes
In glorious triumph led:
Up through the sky the Conq'ror rode,
All reign on high the Son of God.
From thence he'll quickly come,
His chariot will not stay,
And bear our spirits home
To realms of endless day:
There shall we see his lovely face,
And ever be in his embrace.