36. Hark the glad sound! the Saviour comes

1 Hark the glad sound! the Saviour comes,
the Saviour promised long:
let every heart prepare a throne,
and every voice a song.

2 He comes, the prisoners to release
in Satan's bondage held;
the gates of brass before him burst,
the iron fetters yield.

3 He comes, the broken heart to bind,
the bleeding soul to cure,
and with the treasures of his grace
to enrich the humble poor.

4 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,
thy welcome shall proclaim;
and heaven's eternal arches ring
with thy belovèd name.

Text Information
First Line: Hark the glad sound! the Saviour comes
Author: Philip Doddridge (1702-1751)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture:
Topic: Advent; Church Year: Advent; Deliverance (5 more...)
Tune Information
Name: BRISTOL
Composer (descant): David Iliff (b. 1939)
Meter: CM
Key: F Major
Source: Adapted from a version in Ravenscroft's The Whole Booke of Psalmes, 1621 by Compilers of Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1861
Copyright: Adaptation: Descant © David Iliff / The Jubilate Group. Administered by The Jubilate Group, Kitley House, St Katherines Road, Torquay TQ1 4DE Used by permission.



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