The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4555

4555. Now Let Us Join with Hearts and Tongues

1. Now let us join with hearts and tongues,
And emulate the angels’ songs;
Yea, sinners may address their King
In songs that angels cannot sing.

2. They praise the Lamb who once was slain,
But we can add a higher strain;
Not only say, He suffered thus,
But that He suffered all for us.

3. When angels by transgression fell,
Justice consigned them all to hell;
But mercy formed a wondrous plan,
To save and honor fallen man.

4. Jesus, who passed the angels by,
Assumed our flesh to bleed and die;
And still He makes it His abode,
As man, He fills the throne of God.

5. Our next of kin, our brother now,
Is He to whom the angels bow;
They join with us to praise His name,
But we the nearest interest claim.

6. But ah! how faint our praises rise!
Sure, ’tis the wonder of the skies;
That we, who share His richest love,
So cold and unconcerned should prove.

7. O glorious hour, it comes with speed
When we from sin and darkness freed,
Shall see the God who died for man,
And praise Him more than angels can.

Text Information

• First Line: Now let us join with hearts and tongues
• Title: Now Let Us Join with Hearts and Tongues
• Author: John Newton (1779)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779), number 39
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: CRIMEA, Thoro Harris, circa 1905; DUKE STREET, attributed to John Hatton, 1793; FEDERAL STREET, Henry K. Oliver, 1832

Tune Information

• Name: MAINZER
• Composer: Joseph Mainzer (ca. 1845)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 55517 66564 53176
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain