The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11554

11554. Messiah! At Thy Glad Approach

1 Messiah! at Thy glad approach
The howling winds are still;
Thy praises fill the lonely waste,
And breathe from every hill.

2 The incense of the spring ascends
Upon the morning gale;
Red o’er the hill the roses bloom,
The lilies in the vale.

3 Renewed, the earth a robe of light,
A robe of beauty wears;
And in new heav’ns a brighter Sun
Leads on the promised years.

4 Let Israel to the Prince of Peace
The loud hosanna sing;
With hallelujahs, and with hymns,
O Zion, hail thy king.

Text Information

• First Line: Messiah! at Thy glad approach
• Title: Messiah! At Thy Glad Approach
• Author: Michael Bruce (c. 1764)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Written for a singing class at Kinneswood, Scotland, it was first published by John Logan in his "Poems", 1781.

Tune Information

• Name: EXETER
• Meter: CM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes by Henry Ward Beecher (New York: A. S. Barnes, 1855)
• Copyright: Public Domain