The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8398

8398. Ye Who Messiah Seek

1 Ye who Messiah seek
Aloft your eyes incline,
And see yon "holy mount" bespeak
His deathless glory’s sign.

2 There faith may One behold,
Majestic, vast, sublime;
Who ne’er began, ne’er ends; controlled
By neither space nor time.

3 ’Tis Judah’s king, decreed
The Gentiles’ crown to wear;
The faithful Abraham’s promised seed,
The royal David’s heir.

4 The prophets Him record,
Of Him the signals give;
The Father witnesses the Word,
And bids us, "hear, believe."

5 Jesus, be glory Thine,
To babes and sucklings known;
While in the midst Thy symbols shine
Of Heav’n’s triunal throne.

Text Information

• First Line: Ye who Messiah seek
• Title: Ye Who Messiah Seek
• Latin Title: Quicumque Christum quaeritis
• Author: Aurelius Prudentius, 5th Century
• Translator: Richard Mant
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Tr.: Ancient Hymns from the Roman Breviary (London, J. G. & F. Rivington, 1837)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ABER by William H. Monk, ASTON by John Heywood

Tune Information

• Name: ADVENT
• Composer: John Goss (1872)
• Meter: SM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain