The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5035

5035. O Joyful Sound of Gospel Grace!

1. O joyful sound of Gospel grace!
Christ shall in me appear;
I, even I, shall see His face,
I shall be holy here.

2. This heart shall be His constant home;
I hear His Spirit’s cry,
Surely, He saith, I quickly come,
He saith, who cannot lie.

3. The glorious crown of righteousness
To me reached out I view:
Conqueror through Him, I soon shall seize,
And wear it as my due.

4. The promised land, from Pisgah’s top,
I now exult to see;
My hope is full, O glorious hope!
Of immortality.

5. He visits now the house of clay,
He shakes His future home;
O wouldst Thou, Lord, on this glad day,
Into Thy temple come!

6. With me, I know, I feel, Thou art;
But this cannot suffice,
Unless Thou plantest in my heart
A constant paradise.

7. My earth Thou waterest from on high,
But make it all a pool;
Spring up, O well, I ever cry,
Spring up within my soul!

8. Come, O my God, Thyself reveal,
Fill all this mighty void:
Thou only canst my spirit fill;
Come, O my God, my God!

9. Fulfill, fulfill my large desires,
Large as infinity;
Give, give me all my soul requires,
All, all that is in Thee!

Text Information

• First Line: O joyful sound of Gospel grace
• Title: O Joyful Sound of Gospel Grace!
• Author: Charles Wesley (1742)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems>cite>, 1742
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: The orig­in­al version was 22 stan­zas long, start­ing "Lord, I Be­lieve Thy Work of Grace"; the words here come from a cen­to in the 1780 Wes­ley­an Hymn Book, num­ber 398.

Tune Information

• Name: LAUD
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1862)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 51112 32154 33222
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain