The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10187

10187. Hail Progeny Divine!

1 Hail Progeny divine!
Hail virgin’s wondrous Son!
Who, for that humble shrine,
Didst quit th’Almighty’s throne;
The infant Lord our voices sing,
And be the King of grace adored.

2 Ye princes, disappear,
And boast your crowns no more;
Lay down your scepters here,
And in the dust adore:
Where Jesus dwells, the manger bare
In luster far your pomp excels.

3 With Bethlem’s shepherds mild
The angels bow their head;
And round the sacred Child
Their guardian wings they spread;
They knew, that where their sovereign lies
In low disguise Heav’n’s court is there.

4 Thither, my soul, repair,
And early homage pay
To Thy Redeemer fair
As on His natal day.
I kiss Thy feet, and Lord, would be
A child like Thee, whom thus I greet.

Text Information

• First Line: Hail Progeny divine!
• Title: Hail Progeny Divine!
• Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751
• Meter: 66.66.88
• Language: English
• Source: Published posthumously in Hymns Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scripture, by Job Orton (Shropshire, England: Joshua Eddowes & John Cotton, 1755)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ARTHUR'S SEAT
• Composer: John Goss (1874)
• Meter: 66.66.88
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain