The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10413

10413. Oh, Sweetly Breathe The Lyres Above

1 Oh, sweetly breathe the lyres above,
When angels touch the quivering string,
And wake, to chant Immanuel’s love,
Such strains as angel lips can sing.

2 And sweet, on earth, the choral swell,
From mortal tongues, of gladsome lays;
When pardoned souls their raptures tell,
And, grateful hymn Immanuel’s praise.

3 Jesus, Thy name our souls adore;
We own the bond that makes us Thine;
And carnal joys, that charmed before,
For Thy dear sake we now resign.

4 Our hearts, by dying love subdued,
Accept Thine offered grace today;
Beneath the cross, with blood bedewed,
We bow, and give ourselves away.

5 In Thee we trust—on Thee rely;
Though we are feeble, Thou art strong;
Oh keep us till our spirits fly
To join the bright immortal throng.

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, sweetly breathe the lyres above
• Title: Oh, Sweetly Breathe The Lyres Above
• Author: Ray Palmer
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: ParishHymns (Philadelphia: Perkins & Purves, 1844)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: FLORENCE, anonymous in "The New Laudes Domini"

Tune Information

• Name: CANONBURY
• Composer: Robert Alexander Schumann (1839)
• Meter: LM
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain