With joy we meditate the grace (Johann Michael Haydn)

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• (Posted 2021-04-20)  CPDL #64163:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2021-04-20).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 40 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn with four-part harmony and underlaid words in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard

• (Posted 2021-04-20)  CPDL #64162:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2021-04-20).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 78 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard, melody with words.

General Information

Title: With joy we meditate the grace
Composer: Johann Michael Haydn
Tune: Salzburg
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Hymn   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella or keyboard

First published:
    2nd published: 1983 in Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard, no. 530
Description: Melody adapted from Haydn

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• https://embassysingers.de/scores/hymns.html

Original text and translations

English text

With joy we meditate the grace
of our High Priest above;
his heart is made of tenderness,
and ever yearns with love.

Touched with a sympathy within,
he knows our feeble frame;
he knows what sore temptations mean
for he has felt the same.

He in the days of feeble flesh
poured out his cries and tears;
and, in his measure, feels afresh
what every member bears.

He’ll never quench the smoking flax,
but raise it to a flame;
the bruisèd reed he never breaks,
nor scorns the meanest name.

Then let our humble faith address
his mercy and his power:
we shall obtain delivering grace
in every needful hour.