Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#20

20. Hark, the glad sound, and the Savior comes

1 Hark, the glad sound, the Savior comes,
The Savior promised long!
Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne,
And ev'ry voice a song.

2 He comes the pris'ners to release,
In Satan's bondage held:
The gates of brass before Him burst,
The iron fetters yield.

3 He comes, the thickest films of vice
To clear the mental ray;
And on the eyes, oppressed with night,
To pour celestial day.

4 He comes the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure,
And with the treasures of His grace
T'enrich the humble poor.

5 Our glad Hosannas, Prince of Peace!
Thy welcome shall proclaim,
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With Thy beloved Name.

Text Information

• First Line: Hark, the glad sound, and the Savior comes
• Author: Rev. Philip Doddridge (1735)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Church Year: Advent; First Sunday of Advent; Sixth Sunday in Lent
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: ANTIOCH, #23 and NUN DANKET ALL, #65

Tune Information

• Name: ADVENT (Barnby's Hymnary Tune 113)
• Composer: George Mursell Garrett, Mus. Doc., 1834-1897
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Public Domain.