Break forth and sing the song of glory to the Lamb

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Break forth and sing the song of glory to the Lamb

Author: Isaac Watts (1709)
Tune: ST. THOMAS (Williams)
Published in 5 hymnals

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1 Break forth and sing the song
Of "Glory to the Lamb!"
Wake ev'ry heart and ev'ry tongue,
To praise the Saviour's name!

2 Sing of His dying love;
Sing of His rising pow'r;
Sing how He intercedes above
For those whose sins He bore.

3 Sing, on your heavenly road;
Ye sons of glory, sing;
To the ascended Lamb of God,
Your cheerful praises bring.

4 Soon shall we hear Him say,
"Ye ransomed pilgrims, come;"
Soon will He call us hence away,
And take us to His home.

5 Then shall each raptured tongue
His fullest praise proclaim;
And sweeter voices wake the song
Of "Glory to the Lamb!"

Source: A Few Hymns and Some Spiritual Songs. Selected 1856, for the Little Flock. Revised, 1881 #95

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Author: Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. He is said to have shown remarkable precocity in childhood, beginning the study of Latin, in his fourth year, and writing respectable verses at the age of seven. At the age of sixteen, he went to London to study in the Academy of the Rev. Thomas Rowe, an Independent minister. In 1698, he became assistant minister of the Independent Church, Berry St., London. In 1702, he became pastor. In 1712, he accepted an invitation to visit Sir Thomas Abney, at his residence of Abney Park, and at Sir Thomas' pressing request, made it his home for the remainder of his life. It was a residence most favourable for his health, and for the prosecution of his literary… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Break forth and sing the song of glory to the Lamb
Author:	Isaac Watts (1709)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Tune

ST. THOMAS (Williams)

ST. THOMAS is actually lines 5 through 8 of the sixteen-line tune HOLBORN, composed by Aaron Williams (b. London, England, 1731; d. London, 1776) and published in his Collection (1763, 1765) as a setting for Charles Wesley's text "Soldiers of Christ, Arise" (570). The harmonization is by Lowell Maso…

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BENJAMIN (Haydn)

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