Worship in Song ‎#13

13. Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee!

1 Now let every tongue adore thee!
Let men with angels sing before thee!
Let harps and cymbals now unite!

Refrain:
No mortal eye hath seen.
No mortal ear hath heard
Such wondrous things,
Therefore with joy our song shall soar
In praise to God forevermore.

2 All thy gates with pearl are glorious,
Where we partake through faith victorious,
With angels round thy throne of light. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Now let every tongue adore thee!
• Title: Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee!
• German Title: Wachet auf, rust uns die Stimme
• Author: Philipp Nicolai
• Translator: Paul England
• Refrain First Line: No mortal eye hath seen
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Adoration; Angels; Creation; Faith; Joy; Music; Praise; Singing (or Song)
• Source: Appendix to Freuden-spiegel des ewigen Lebens, 1599

Tune Information

• Name: WACHET AUF
• Composer: Philipp Nicolai (1599)
• Harmonizer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Key: C Major
• Source: Harm.: Cantata No. 140, 1731