Come worship at Immanuel's feet

Representative Text

1 Come worship at Immanuel's feet,
See in his face what wonders meet!
Words are too feeble to express
His worth, his glory, or his grace.

2 When shall we climb those higher skies,
Where storms and tempests never rise;
Where he unveils his lovely face,
And shines and reigns the God of grace?

3 Nor earth, nor air nor sun, nor stars,
Nor heav'n, his full resemblance bears;
His beauties we can never trace
Till we behold him, face to face.

Source: Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: selected and original, designed for the use of the Church Universal in public and private devotion #CCCV

Text Information

First Line: Come worship at Immanuel's feet
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

OLD HUNDREDTH

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list below. According to the Handbook to the Baptist Hymnal (1992), Old 100th first appeared in the Genevan Psalter, and "the first half of the tune contains phrases which may ha…

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Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 9 of 9)
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A Collection of Hymns and Sacred Songs #15

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Christian Hymns #208

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d112

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The Brethren Hymnal #27

The Universalist Hymn Book #d103

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The Universalist Hymn-Book #496

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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #CCCV

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