387 | Laudes Domini#388 | 389 |
Text: | "Immanuel" |
Author: | John Newton |
1 Sweeter sounds than music knows
Charm me in Immanuel's name;
All her hopes my spirt owes
To his birth, and cross, and shame.
2 When he came, the angels sung,
"Glory be to God on high:"
Lord, unloose my stammering tongue;
Who should louder sing than I?
3 Did the Lord a man become,
That he might the law fulfill,
Bleed and suffer in my room,
And canst thou, my tongue, be still!
4 No; I must my praises bring,
Though they worthless are, and weak;
For should I refuse to sing,
Sure the very stones would speak.
5 O my Saviour! Shield and Sun,
Shepherd, Brother, Lord, and Friend
Every precious name in one!
I will love thee without end.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Sweeter sounds than music knows |
Title: | "Immanuel" |
Author: | John Newton |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1890 |
Topic: | Christian Experience; Christ: Character of; Christ: Immanuel(2 more...) |