9819 | The Cyber Hymnal#9820 | 9821 |
Text: | Descend from Heav'n, immortal Dove |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Tune: | LOUVAN |
Composer: | Virgil Corydon Taylor |
Media: | MIDI file |
1 Descend from Heav’n, immortal Dove,
Stoop down and take us on Thy wings,
And mount and bear us far above
The reach of these inferior things:
2 Beyond, beyond this lower sky,
Up where eternal ages roll;
Where solid pleasures never die,
And fruits immortal feast the soul.
3 O for a sight, a pleasing sight
Of our almighty Father’s throne!
There sits our Savior crowned with light,
Clothed in a body like our own.
4 Adoring saints around Him stand,
And thrones and powers before Him fall;
The God shines gracious through the man,
And sheds sweet glories on them all.
5 O what amazing joys they feel
While to their golden harps they sing,
And sit on every heav’nly hill,
And spread the triumphs of their king!
6 When shall the day, dear Lord, appear,
That I shall mount to dwell above,
And stand and bow amongst them there,
And view Thy face, and sing, and love?
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Descend from Heav'n, immortal Dove |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Source: | Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707-09, Book II |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | LOUVAN |
Composer: | Virgil Corydon Taylor |
Meter: | LM |
Key: | A♭ Major |
Source: | Choral Anthems (Boston: 1850) |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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