1 Hark! the voice of love and mercy
sounds aloud from Calvary;
see, it tears the temple curtain,
shakes the earth and veils the sky:
“It is finished, it is finished!”--
hear the dying Savior cry.
2 Finished--all the types and shadows
of the ceremonial law;
God fulfills what he has promised--
death and hell shall reign no more:
“It is finished, it is finished!”--
Christ has opened heaven's door.
3 Saints and angels shout his praises,
his great finished work proclaim;
all on earth, and all in heaven,
join to bless Emmanuel’s name:
"Alleluia, alleluia,
endless glory to the Lamb!"
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | Hark! the voice of love and mercy |
| Title: | Hark! the Voice of Love and Mercy |
| Author: | Jonathan Evans (1784) |
| Publication Date: | 1990 |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7.8.7. |
| Scripture: | John 19:30; Matthew 27:45; Matthew 27:51; Luke 23:46; Revelation 5:9 |
| Topic: | Redemption in Christ: Christ's Saving Work; Adoration: of Jesus Christ |
| Source: | Hymns for Today's Church, 1982, rev. |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Words © 1982 Hope Publishing Company |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | WESTMINSTER ABBEY |
| Composer: | Henry Purcell |
| Composer (descant): | James Gillespie, 20th C. |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7.8.7. |
| Key: | G Major |
| Copyright: | Desc. used by permission of Oxford University Press |