Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#17

17. Immanuel, we Sing Thy Praise

1 Immanuel, we sing Thy praise,
Thou Prince of Life, Thou Fount of Grace,
With all Thy saints, Thee, Lord, we sing;
Praise, honor, thanks, to Thee we bring.

2 E’er since the world began to be,
How many a heart hath longed for Thee!
And Thou, O long-expected Guest,
Hast come at last to make us blest!

3 Now art Thou here: we know Thee now:
In lowly manger liest Thou:
A Child, yet makest all things great;
Poor, yet the earth Thy robe of state.

4 Now fearlessly I come to Thee:
From sin and grief Thou set'st me free;
Thou bear'st the wrath, dost death destroy,
And turnest sorrow into joy.

5 Thou art my Head, my Lord divine:
I am Thy member, wholly Thine;
And by Thy Spirit’s gracious power
Will seek to serve Thee evermore.

6 Thus will I sing Thy praises here,
With joyful spirit year by year:
And in Thy courts of joy above
Forever will I sing Thy love.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Immanuel, we sing Thy praise
• Title: Immanuel, we Sing Thy Praise
• Author: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676 (1653)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Christmas

Tune Information

• Name: GERMANY
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 (1831)
• Meter: L. M.
• Source: Cotterill's Psalmody