72: Hark! the glad sound! the Savior comes


1 Hark, the glad sound! the Savior comes,
the Savior promised long:
let every heart prepare a throne,
and every voice a song.

2 He comes, the prisoners to release
in Satan's bondage held;
the gates of brass before him burst,
the iron fetters yield.

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.

4 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,
thy welcome shall proclaim;
and heaven's eternal arches ring
with thy beloved Name.

Text information
First Line:Hark! the glad sound! the Savior comes
Author:Philp Doddridge, 1702-1751
Publication Date:1982
Meter:CM
Topic:Advent
Language:English
Tune information
Tune name:RICHMOND
Composer (melody):Thomas Haweis, 1734-1820
Adapter:Samuel Webbe, 1740-1816
Composer (desc.):Craig Sellar Lang, 1891-1971
Meter:CM
Key:F Major or modal
Source:The English Hymnal, 1906(harm.)
Copyright:Descant by permission of Novello and Co. Ltd.

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