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The Comforter Has Come

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1 O spread the tidings 'round, wherever man is found,
Wherever human hearts and human woes abound;
Let ev'ry Christian tongue proclaim the joyful sound:
Our Lord is Lord of lords.

Chorus:
Of lords, He is the Lord! Divine, the living Word!
His name, the sweetest heard; His will redemption brings;
O spread the tidings 'round, wherever man is found:
The Lord is King of kings.

2 Lo, Christ the King of kings, with healing in His wings,
To every captive soul a full deliv'rance brings;
And thro' the vacant cells the song of triumph rings;
Our Lord is King of kings. [Chorus]

3 O boundless love divine! How shall this tongue of mine
To wond'ring mortals tell the matchless grace divine-
That I with Him may dwell in His image shine!
In Him, the Word of heav'n. [Chorus]

Source: Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #795

Author: Francis Bottome

Bottome, F., S.T.D., was born in Derbyshire, England, May 26, 1823. In 1850, having removed to America, he entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopalian Church; and in 1872 he received the degree of S.T.D. from Dickinson's College, Carlisle, Penn. In addition to assisting in the compilation of B. P. Smith's Gospel Hymns, London, 1872: Centenary Singer, 1869; Hound Lake, 1872, he has written:— 1. Come, Holy Ghost, all sacred fire. Invocation of the Holy Spirit. Appeared in R. P. Smith's Gospel Hymns, 1872. It is in several collections, including the Ohio Hymn Book of the Evangelical Association, 1881, No. 364. 2. Full salvation, full salvation. Joy of full Salvation. Written in 1871, and published in a collection by D… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O spread the tidings 'round, wherever man is found
Title: The Comforter Has Come
Author: Francis Bottome
Language: English
Refrain First Line: The Comforter has come
Notes: Swahili translation: See "Eneza habari humu duniani"
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #960
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Hymns of the Christian Life #144

New Songs of Inspiration (vol. one) #218

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Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #496

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Praise! Our Songs and Hymns #93

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Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #795

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Sacred Songs of the Church #534

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Sing Joyfully #148

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Songs of Faith and Praise #632

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Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #349

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The Celebration Hymnal #386

The Christian Life Hymnal #220

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The Cyber Hymnal #960

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The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #257

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