Text: | Hark! A herald voice is calling |
Translator: | E. Caswall, 1814-78 |
Tune: | MERTON |
Composer: | W. H. Monk, 1823-89 |
1 Hark! A herald voice is calling:
'Christ is nigh,' it seems to say;
'Cast away the dreams of darkness,
O ye children of the day!'
2 Startled at the solemn warning,
Let the earth-bound soul arise;
Christ, her Sun, all sloth dispelling,
Shines upon the morning skies.
3 Lo! the Lamb, so long expected,
Comes with pardon down from heaven;
Let us haste, with tears of sorrow,
One and all to be forgiven;
4 So when next he comes in glory,
And earth's final hour draws near,
May he then as our defender
On the clouds of heaven appear.
5 Honour, glory, virtue, merit,
To the Father and the Son,
With the co-eternal Spirit,
While unending ages run. Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Hark! A herald voice is calling |
Latin Title: | Vox clara ecce intonat |
Translator: | E. Caswall, 1814-78 (alt.) |
Meter: | 87 87 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1986 |
Topic: | The Christian Year: Advent |
Source: | Latin |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | MERTON |
Composer: | W. H. Monk, 1823-89 |
Meter: | 87 87 |
Key: | E Major |