Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
First Line: Ye nations all to you I call
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
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Hymn Number: 321
Page Number: 300, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsYe nations all, to you I call,
Come hear this declaration,
And don't refuse the glorious news
Of Jesus and salvation;
To royal Jews, came first the news
Of Christ the great Messiah,
As was foretold by prophets old,
Isai' and Jeremiah.
To Abraham the promise came,
And to his seed forever,
A light to shine in Isaac's line,
By scripture we discover;
Hail promised morn, the Saviour's born,
The glorious Mediator,
God's blessed word made flesh and blood,
Assume the human nature:
His parents poor in earthly store,
To entertain the stranger,
They found no bed to lay his head,
But in an oxen's manger;
No royal things, as used by kings,
Were seen by those who found him,
But in the hay the infant lay,
With swaddling bands around him.
On the same night, a glorious sight
To shepherds there appeared,
Bright angels came in shining flame,
They saw and greatly feared;
The angel said, be not afraid,
Altho' we much alarm you,
We do appear good news to bear,
As now we will inform you.
The city's name is Bethlehem,
In which God hath appointed,
This glorious morn, a Saviour's born,
For him God hath anointed;
By this you'll know if you will go,
To see this little stranger,
His lovely charms in Mary's arms,
Doth lying in a manger.
When this was said, straightway was
made
a glorious sound from heaven,
each flaming tongue an anthem sung,
to man a Saviour's given;
in Jesus' name the glorious theme,
we elevate our voices,
at Jesus' birth, be peace on earth,
meanwhile all heaven rejoices.
Then with delight they took their flight,
And winged their way to glory
The shepherds gazed and were amazed
To hear the pleasant story;
To Bethlehem they quickly came,
The glorious news to carry,
And in the stall they found them all,
Joseph, the babe, and Mary
The shepherds then returned again,
To their own habitation,
With joy of heart they did depart,
Now they had found salvation.
Glory they cry, to god on high,
Who sent his son to save us,
This glorious morn a Saviour's born,
His name it is Christ Jesus.