475. Hark! the Voice of Love and Mercy

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
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
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



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