The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16809

16809. Tune Your Harps In Gladdest Song

1 Tune your harps to glad­dest song,
Christians far and near;
Carol with the an­gel throng,
Christmas time is here;
Christ the Sav­ior now is born,
Born to bring all men
Long in sin and death for­lorn,
Back to Heav’n again.

Refrain:
Sing with happy voice;
In the Christ­mas Child re­joice,
Leading us from sin’s dark night,
Into Heav­en’s shin­ing light,
Into Heav­en’s shin­ing light.

2 God’s in­car­nate Son steps down
From His throne on high,
Lays aside His migh­ty crown,
Comes to serve and die;
Comes to con­quer death and hell,
Set the sin­ner free;
Ransomed hosts His glo­ry tell
Through eter­ni­ty. [Refrain]

3 Welcome then with hymns of praise
Heaven’s roy­al Guest;
In your hearts His tem­ple raise,
Ask Him there to rest.
He will qui­et all your fears,
Bless with rich­est love,
Take you from this vale of tears
To His home ab­ove. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Tune your harps to glad­dest song
• Title: Tune Your Harps In Gladdest Song
• Author: J. H. Horst
• Translator: F. W. Herzberger (1981, alt.)
• Refrain First Line: Sing with happy voice
• Language: English
• Source: Tr.: The Christmas Song Book by Adolf T. Hanser (Buffalo: Dahlke Publishing, 1918)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Tune your harps to glad­dest song]
• Composer: Edmund Simon Lorenz
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain