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Keys included:
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About this Hymn
This eighteenth-century carol was inspired by Isaiah 61 and the manner in which the prophesied Christ child would come. It is profitable to consider how Advent hymns condense and rehearse over seven hundred prophecies about the Messiah from the Old Testament, and how they can be sung with anticipatory joy. (Philip Doddridge was most famous for the primal lyrical setting of the hymn "O Happy Day!")
Lyrics
Verse 1
Hark the glad sound, the Savior comes, the Savior promised long; let ev'ry heart prepare a throne, and ev'ry voice a song.
Verse 2
He comes the pris'ners to release, in Satan's bondage held; the gates of brass before him burst, the iron fetters yield.
Verse 3
He comes the broken heart to bind, the bleeding soul to cure, and with the treasures of his grace to enrich the humble poor.
Verse 4
Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, thy welcome shall proclaim; and heav'n's eternal arches ring with thy beloved name.
Hark the glad sound, the Savior comes, the Savior promised long; let ev'ry heart prepare a throne, and ev'ry voice a song.
Verse 2
He comes the pris'ners to release, in Satan's bondage held; the gates of brass before him burst, the iron fetters yield.
Verse 3
He comes the broken heart to bind, the bleeding soul to cure, and with the treasures of his grace to enrich the humble poor.
Verse 4
Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, thy welcome shall proclaim; and heav'n's eternal arches ring with thy beloved name.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Philip Doddridge, 1735
Music: Thomas Haweis, 1791; rev. Samuel Webbe Jr., 1808; harm. The English Hymnal, 1906
Music: Thomas Haweis, 1791; rev. Samuel Webbe Jr., 1808; harm. The English Hymnal, 1906