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With Harps and With Viols

With harps and with viols, there stand a great throng

Author: Arthur T. Pierson (1886)
Tune: [With harps and with viols, there stand a great throng]
Published in 27 hymnals

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Representative Text

1. With harps and with viols, there stand a great throng
In the presence of Jesus, and sing this new song:

Refrain:
Unto Him who hath loved us and washed us from sin,
Unto Him be the glory forever, Amen.

2. All these once were sinners, defiled in his sight,
Now arrayed in pure garments in praise they unite. [Refrain]

3. He maketh the rebel a priest and a king,
He hath bought us and taught us this new song to sing. [Refrain]

4. How helpless and hopeless we sinners had been,
If he never had loved us till cleansed from our sin. [Refrain]

5. Aloud in his praises our voices shall ring,
So that others believing, this new song shall sing. [Refrain]


Source: Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #6

Author: Arthur T. Pierson

Rv Arthur Tappan Pierson DD USA 1837-1911. Born at New York City, NY, he professed faith in Christ at age 13 upon attending a Methodist revival meeting. He was educated at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, (1857), and Union Theological Seminary (1869). He married Sarah Frances Benedict in 1860, and they had seven children: Helen, Laura, Louise, Delavan, Farrand, Edith, and Anna. He entered Presbyterian ministry in 1860. He pastored successfully at the Congregational Church, Winsted, CT, (summers of 1859 & 1869), Binghampton, NY (1860-1863), Waterford, NY (1863-1869) Fort Street Presbyterian Church, Detroit, M (1869-1882)I, and at Bethany Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA (1883-1889), where he ran a missionary training school and de… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: With harps and with viols, there stand a great throng
Title: With Harps and With Viols
Author: Arthur T. Pierson (1886)
Meter: 11.12 with refrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Unto Him who hath loved us and washed us from sin
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #4532
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Complete Mission Praise #773

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #6

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Small Church Music #493

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The Cyber Hymnal #4532

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Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #547

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