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==General information== | ==General information== | ||
This is an hymn by [[Isaac Watts]], his Hymn 148 of Book 1, published 1707, entitled ''The names and titles of Christ''. | |||
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==Text and translations== | ==Text and translations== | ||
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{{Text|English| | |||
With cheerful voice I sing | |||
The titles of my Lord, | |||
And borrow all the names | |||
Of honor from his word: | |||
Nature and art can ne'er supply | |||
Sufficient forms of majesty. | |||
In Jesus we behold | |||
His Father's glorious face, | |||
Shining for ever bright, | |||
With mild and lovely rays | |||
Th' eternal God's eternal Son | |||
Inherits and partakes the throne. | |||
The sovereign King of kings, | |||
The Lord of lords most high, | |||
Writes his own name upon | |||
His garment and his thigh: | |||
His name is called The Word of God; | |||
He rules the earth with iron rod.}} | |||
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{{Text|Simple| | |||
Where promises and grace | |||
Can neither melt nor move, | |||
The angry Lamb resents | |||
The injuries of his love; | |||
Awakes his wrath without delay, | |||
As lions roar, and tear the prey. | |||
But when for works of peace | |||
The great Redeemer comes, | |||
What gentle characters, | |||
What titles he assumes! | |||
Light of the world, and Life of men; | |||
Nor will he bear those names in vain. | |||
Immense compassion reigns | |||
{{ | In our Immanuel's heart, | ||
When he descends to act | |||
A Mediator's part: | |||
}} | He is a Friend and Brother too; | ||
Divinely kind, divinely true.}} | |||
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{{Text|Simple| | |||
At length the Lord the Judge | |||
His awful throne ascends, | |||
And drives the rebels far | |||
From favorites and friends: | |||
Then shall the saints completely prove | |||
The heights and depths of all his love.}} | |||
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Revision as of 17:37, 5 May 2016
General information
This is an hymn by Isaac Watts, his Hymn 148 of Book 1, published 1707, entitled The names and titles of Christ.
Settings by composers
- Samuel Babcock — Florence English STB
- Abraham Wood — Royalston English SATB
Text and translations
English text With cheerful voice I sing |
Where promises and grace |
At length the Lord the Judge |
External links
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