The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1019

1019. Come, Every Pious Heart

1. Come, every pious heart,
That loves the Savior’s name,
Your noblest powers exert
To celebrate His fame;
Tell all above, and all below;
That debt of love to Him you owe.

2. He left His starry crown,
And laid His robes aside;
On wings of love came down,
And wept, and bled, and died:
What He endured, O who can tell,
To save our souls from death and hell!

3. From the dark grave He rose;
The mansions of the dead,
And thence His mighty foes
In glorious triumph led;
Up through the sky the conqueror rode;
And reigns on high, the Savior God.

4. From thence He’ll quickly come,
His chariot will not stay,
And bear our spirits home
To realms of endless day;
There shall we see His lovely face
And ever be in His embrace.

5. Jesus, we ne’er can pay
The debt we owe Thy love;
Yet tell us how we may
Our gratitude approve;
Our hearts, our all to Thee we give;
The gift, though small, Thou wilt receive.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, every pious heart
• Title: Come, Every Pious Heart
• Author: Samuel Stennett (1782)
• Meter: 666.88
• Language: English
• Source: A Collection of Hymns for the Use of Christians of All Denominations (London: 1782)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HADDAM
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1822)
• Meter: 666.88
• Incipit: 51567 15654 32515
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain