Laudes Domini ‎#974

974. Immanuel

1 Oh, sweetly breathe the lyres above,
When angels touch the quivering string,
And wake, to chant Immanuel’s love,
Such strains as angel-lips can sing!

2 And sweet, on earth, the choral swell,
From mortal tongues, of gladsome lays;
When pardoned souls their raptures tell,
And, grateful, hymn Immanuel’s praise.

3 Jesus, thy name our souls adore;
We own the bond that makes us thine;
And carnal joys that charmed before,
For thy dear sake we now resign.

4 Our hearts, by dying love subdued,
Accept thine offered grace to-day;
Beneath the cross, with blood bedewed,
We bow, and give ourselves away.

5 In thee we trust,--on thee rely;
Though we are feeble, thou art strong;
Oh, keep us till our spirits fly
To join the bright, immortal throng!

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, sweetly breathe the lyres above
• Title: Immanuel
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1884
• Topic: Christ: Immanuel; Church: Ordinances of; Communion of Saints: At Lord's Table; Heart: Surrender of; Lord's Supper; Ordinances
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HURSLEY
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: F Major or modal