Laudes Domini ‎#480

480. Christ, our Priest

1 Come, let us join our songs of praise
To our ascended Priest;
He entered heaven with all our names
Engraven on his breast.

2 Below he washed our guilt away,
By his atoning blood;
Now he appears before the throne,
And pleads our cause with God.

3 Clothed with our nature still, he knows
The weakness of our frame,
And how to shield us from the foes
Which he himself o'ercame.

4 Nor time, nor distance, e'er shall quench
The fervor of his love;
For us he died in kindness here,
For us he lives above.

5 Oh! may we ne'er forget his grace,
Nor blush to speak his name;
Still may our hearts hold fast his faith--
Our lips his praise proclaim.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, let us join our songs of praise
• Title: Christ, our Priest
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1884
• Topic: Access to God; Christ: Love of; Christ: Mediator; Christ: Physician; Christ: Priest; Intercession; Praise: To Christ
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: NOMINA
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: E Major