The Glory of Jesus

Burst ye emerald gates and bring

Author: Richard Kempenfelt
Tune: ELYSIAN
Published in 174 hymnals

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1 Burst ye emerald gates and bring
To my raptured vision
All the ecstatic joys, that spring
Round the bright elysian;
Lo we lift our longing eyes,
Break ye intervening skies;
Sun of righteousness arise,
Open the gates of Paradise.

2 Floods of everlasting light
Freely flash before him;
Myriads with supreme delight,
Instantly adore him:
Angelic trumps resound his fame,
Lutes of lucid gold proclaim,
All the music of his name;
Heaven echoing the theme.

3 Four and twenty elders rise,
From their princely station;
Shout his glorious victories,
Sing the great salvation;
Cast their crowns before his throne,
Cry in reverential tone,
Glory be to God alone;
Holy! holy! holy one.

4 Hark--the thrilling symphonies
Seem, methinks, to seize us--
Join we too their holy lays--
Jesus--Jesus--Jesus!
Sweetest sound in Seraph's song,
Sweetest notes on mortal tongue,
Sweetest carol ever sung--
Jesus--Jesus flow along.

The Christian's duty, exhibited in a series of hymns, 1801

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Author: Richard Kempenfelt

Kempenfelt, Richard, of Swedish descent, was born Oct., 1718. In Jan., 1741, he obtained a lieutenant's commission in the British Navy. He became captain in 1757, and admiral in 1780. He was drowned in the "Royal George," which sank in harbour at Portsmouth on Aug. 29, 1782. Admiral Kempenfelt was an admirer of Whitefield and the Wesleys, and interested himself much in evangelistic work. His hymns were published as Original Hymns and Poems. By Philotheorus. Exeter, printed by B. Thorn, 1777, and were dedicated "To the Rev. Mr. Fletcher, Vicar of Madeley, in Shropshire." They were reprinted, with a Preface, by D. Sedgwick, in 1861. Although most of these hymns are given in the older collections, only a few re¬main in modern hymn-books, and,… Go to person page >

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First Line: Burst ye emerald gates and bring
Title: The Glory of Jesus
Author: Richard Kempenfelt
Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.7
Language: English
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A Baptist Hymn Book, Designed Especially for the Regular Baptist Church and All Lovers of Truth #d96
A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d16
A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: designed for the use of the pious #VImage
A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Designed to Aid in the Devotions of Prayer, Conference, and Camp-Meetings #44Image
A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of the Baptist Church and all lovers of song #484Image
A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs. Stereotype ed. #d17
A Choice Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians #96Image
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in America #d50
A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ: taken from the most approved authors, and adapted to public and private worship #709Image
A Collection of Hymns & Spiritual Songs, for Public and Family Worship #d23
A Collection of Spiritual Songs and Hymns #d9
A Compilation of Genuine Church Music. 4th ed. #d39
A New and Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of the Regular Baptist Church. 10th ed. #d72
A New Selection of Hymns: compiled from various authors: with a number of original hymns that have never before appeared in print #XXVIIImage
A Prayer Meeting and Revival Hymn Book . 27th ed. #d64
A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d24
A Selection of Hymns, from Various Authors, Supplementary for the Use of Christians. 1st ed. #XVIIIImage
A Selection of Hymns from Various Authors, Supplementary for the Use of Christians. 2nd ed. #d18
Baptist Songs with Music #d25
Camp Meeting Hymn Book #d21
Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d13
Christian Hymn and Tune Book, for use in Churches, and for Social and Family Devotions #122Image
Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d131
Christian's Duty, exhibited in a series of hymns: collected from various authors, designed for the worship of God, and for the edification of Christians, recommended to the serious..(4th ed. improved) #S18Image
Conference Hymns and Tunes #d12
Conference Hymns, Selected and Original. 3rd ed. #d13
Devotional Melodies: or, a collection of original and selected tunes and hymns, designed for congregational and social worship. (2nd ed.) #38Image
Devotional Melodies; or, a collection of original and selected tunes and hymns, designed for congregational and social worship. (3rd ed.) #38Image
Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Rev. corr. and enl.) #S22Image
Familiar Hymns, Alphabetically Arranged. #d30
General Baptist Hymn Book #d74
General Collection of Hymns, Original and Selected, for Use of Christians #d50
Hallowed Songs #d42
Hallowed Songs: a collection of the most popular hymns and tunes, both old, and new, designed for prayer and social meetings, revivals, family worship, and Sabbath schools #335Image
Hallowed Songs: for prayer and social meetings, containing hymns and tunes, carefully selected from all sources, both old and new, and are of the most spiritual..(Newly Revised) #64Image
Harmonia Sacra, being a Compilation of Church Music. 10th ed #d42
Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d61
Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of Christians #d15
Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians #123bTextImage
Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (5th ed.) #B200Image
Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (8th ed.) #b200Image
Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Selected and Original. 7th ed. #d54
Hymns and Tunes for Prayer and Social Meetings #158Image
Hymns for All Christians #L11Image
Hymns for Schools and Families #d64
Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #288Image
Hymns for the Use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Impr. ed. #d64
Hymns for the Use of the Brethren in Christ #d62
Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d140
Hymns of the Church, Ancient and Modern: for the use of all who love to sing the praises of God in Christ, in the family, the school, or the church; with a discourse on music as a divine ordinance... #338Image
Hymns of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, as authorized by the General Convention: with an additional selection #370Image
Hymns of Worship: Designed for Use Especially in the Lecture Room, the Prayer Meeting and the Family #624Image
Hymns : selected from various authors for the use of the Evangelical Association, and all lovers of pious devotion (5th ed.) #464Image
Joy to the World: or, sacred songs for gospel meetings #178Image
Millennial Harp: designed for meetings on the second coming Christ (Improved ed.) #C7Image
Notes of Joy, for the Sabbath School #d13
Old Melodies Spiritualized #d9
Original and Select Hymns, and Sacred Pindoric Odes., few of which have ever been published (1st. ed.) #48Image
Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #1258Image
Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship #d103
Psalms and Hymns: adapted to social, private and public worship in the Cumberland Presbyterian Chruch #718Image
Public, Parlour, and Cottage Hymns. A New Selection #II.6Image
Rescue songs: words and music with standard selections #3Image
Revival and Camp Minstrel, containing the Best Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected #d45
Revival Hymns #d4
Revival Hymns ... with a Supplement. 2nd ed. #d36
Sacred Melodies #d22
Sacred Melodies: a Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, for the Use of Families. 1st ed. #d5
Sacred Melodies for Conference and Prayer Meetings, and for Social and Private Devotion (13th ed.) #82Image
Sacred Melodies: for conference and prayer meetings and for social and private devotion (5th ed.) #87Image
Sacred Melodies for Social Worship #91Image
Select Melodies; Comprising the Best Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use, and not generally found in standard church hymn-books: as also a number of original pieces, and translations from...German #85Image
Select Melodies, comprising the Best of Those Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use #d30
Select Melodies, Comprising the Best of Those Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use not Found in the Standard Methodist Episcopal Hymnal #d30
Social and Camp-meeting Songs, for the Pious (9th ed. enl.) #22Image
Social and Campmeeting Songs For the Pious (4th ed.) #22Image
Social Hymns, and Spiritual Songs: adapted to private and public worship, selected from various authors #534Image
Social Melodies #d16
Songs for the New Life #d65
Songs of Love and Praise (for Sabbath-Schools, Prayer-Meetings, and Family Circle) #156Image
Songs of Zion. 8th ed. #d19
Southern Harmony, The #100TextImageAudio
Sunday School Hymn Book #d47
The Advent Harp; designed for believers in the speedy coming of Christ #387Image
The Alleluia: a collection of hymns and tunes for the church scool, and the mid-week meeting #108aImage
The American Church Harp: containing a choice selection of hymns and tunes comprising a variety of meters, well adapted to all Christian churches, singing schools, and private families #83Image
The American Tune Book (Carmina Sacra, enlarged) #d51
The American Vocalist: a selection of tunes, anthems, sentences, and hymns, old and new: designed for the church, the vestry, or the parlor; adapted to every variety of metre in common use. (Rev. ed.) #317bImage
The Baptist Harmony #d49
The Baptist Harmony #d49
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book: being "The Plymouth Collection" enlarged and adapted to the use of Baptist churches #1258Image
The Baptist Hymn Book, in Two Parts #d83
The Baptist Hymn Book: original and selected: in two parts #B201Image
The Camp-Meeting Chorister: or, a collection of hymns and spiritual songs, for the pious of all denominations. To be sung at camp meetings, during revivals of religion, and on other occasions #132Image
The Camp Meeting Hymn Book: containing the most approved hymns and spiritual songs Used by the Methodist Connexion in the United States #17Image
The Cherub: a collection of songs for Sabbath schools and Sabbath evenings #117Image
The Choice: in two parts. Part I containing psalms and hymns, Part II, containing spiritual songs. Designed for public and private worship #S16
The Choice: in two parts; Part I, containing Psalms and hymns, Part II, containing spiritual songs; designed for public and private worship (6th ed.) #S16Image
The Choir: or, Union collection of church music. Consisting of a great variety of psalm and hymn tunes, anthems, &c. original and selected. Including many beautiful subjects from the works.. (2nd ed.) #281Image
The Chorus: or, a collection of choruses and hymns, selected and original, adapted especially to the class-room, and to meetings for prayer and Christian conference (7th ed., Imp. and Enl.) #H27Image
The Christian Companion; or, Camp-Meeting Hymn Book #d12
The Christian Harmony: in the Seven-Syllable Character Note System. Rev. ed. #d48
The Christian Hymn Book #d99
The Christian Hymn Book. 7th ed. #d102
The Christian Hymn Book: a compilation of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, original and selected (Rev. and enl.) #202Image
The Christian Hymnal #d86
The Christian Hymnal: a choice collection of hymns and tunes for congregational and social worship #151Image
The Christian Minstrel: a New System of Musical Notation with a Collection of Psalm Tunes, Anthems, and Chants. 3rd ed. #d31
The Christian Minstrel: a New System of Musical Notations; with a Collectionof Psalm Tunes, Anthems, & Chants ... 104th ed. #d38
The Christian Songster: a collection of hymns and spiritual songs, usually sung at camp, prayer, and social meetings, and revivals of religion. Designed for all denominations #163Image
The Christian's Duty: exhibited in a series of hymns collected from various authors designed for the worship of God, and for the edification of Christians (2nd ed.) #S.VTextImage
The Church Harp #d11
The Church Harp. Rev. ed. #d16
The Church Hymn Book #d128
The Conference Meeting Hymn Book, for the Use of All Who Love Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 5th ed. #d14
The Congregational Hymn Book: for the service of the sanctuary #1077Image
The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs #d36
The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs, with an Appendix of Choice Hymns #d35
The Ebenezer Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, with an appendix Consisting of Miscellaneous Pieces. 6th ed. #d75
The Golden Harp: or, Camp-Meeting Hymns, Old and New, Set to Music #d18
The Good Old Songs #d73
The Gospel Hymnal #d73
The Harmonia Sacra. 14th ed. #d42
The Harmoniad and Sacred Melodist #d11
The Harp: being a collection of hymns and spiritual songs, adapted to all purposes of social and religious worship #255[254]Image
The Hymnal #d53
The Knoxville Harmony of Music Made Easy #d13
The Lecture-Room Hymn-Book: containing the psalms and hymns of the book of common prayer, together with a choice selection of additional hymns, and an appendix of chants and tunes... #H458Image
The Lecture-Room Hymn-Book: containing the psalms and hymns of the book of common prayer, together with a choice selection of additional hymns, and an appendix of chants and tunes... #T152Image
The Little Seraph: in seven character notes, for churches and Sunday-schools #84bImage
The Millennial Harp #d41
The Millennial Harp #d62
The New and Improved Camp Meeting Hymn Book: Being a Choice Collection of Hymns. 4th ed. #d21
The New and Improved Camp Meeting Hymn Book; being a choice selection of hymns from the most approved authors designed to aid in the public and private devotion of Christians (4th ed. Stereotype) #17Image
The New and Improved Camp Meeting Hymn Book: being a choice selection of hymns from the most approved authors. Designed to aid in the public and private devotions of Christians #17Image
The New and Most Complete Collection of Camp, Social and Prayer Meeting Hymns and Spiritual Songs Now in Use #21Image
The New Baptist Psalmist and Tune Book: for churches and Sunday-schools #T84bImage
The New Baptist Psalmist and Tune Book: for churches and Sunday-schools #45Image
The New England Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: adapted to prayer, conference and camp-meetings #46
The New Harp of Columbia #d18
The New Village Harmony #d14
The Ohio Harmonist #d9
The Primitive Hymns, Spiritual Songs and Sacred Poems Regularly Selected, Classified and Set in Order ... Stereotype ed. #d84
The Providence Selection of Hymns, Supplementary to Dr. Watts. #d44
The Revivalist: a Collection of Popular Hymns for Revival Occasions #d9
The Sacred Harp. New ed. #d10
The Sacred Harp or Eclectic Harmony: a collection of church music, consisting of a great variety of psalm and hymn tunes, anthems, sacred songs and chants...(New ed., Rev. and Corr.) #144Image
The Sacred Songster. 5th ed. #d19
The Saints' Harp #d159
The Saints' Hymnal #d43
The Saints' Hymnal #d46
The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #1161Image
The Social Harp: Comprising the Richest Variety of Spiritual Songs ... #d39
The Social Harp. Rev. #d49
The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion. New ed. #d12
The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion. New edition, thoroughly revised and much enlarged #100Image
The Spiritual Songster. lst ed. #d16
The Sunday School Choir and Superintendent's Assistant: Consisting of Services, Prayers, and Lessons for the Opening of Sunday School #d19
The Sweet Singer of Israel: a collection of hymns and spiritual songs, usually sung at camp, prayer, and social meetings, and revivals of religion (New ed. much enlarged) #122Image
The Temple Harp #d48
The Union Harp and Revival Chorister. Rev ed. #d47
The Vestry Harp #d19
The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #940Image
The Western Harp: a Collection of Social and Revival Hymns #d28
The Young Christian's Companion #62Image
The Young People's Chorister: being a collection of favorite hymns and tunes for Sabbath schools and prayer meetings (New ed.) #289Image
The Zion Songster: a Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, generally sung at camp and prayer meetings, and in revivals of religion (Rev. & corr.) #11Image
The Zion Songster: a Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Generally Sung at Camp and Prayer Meetings, and in Revivals or Religion (95th ed.) #11Image
Wiatt's Impartial Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs from various authors on a variety of useful and entertaining subjects... #VIIIImage
Young Singer's Friend: or, the Lee Avenue collection of hymns and songs, sacred and secular, suitable for Sabbath schools, social circles, children's meetings, concerts, anniversaries, etc. #323Image
Zion's Harp ... Sacred Songs Not Found in the Methodist Hymn Book and Many Never Before Published with Several Original Pieces #d37
Zion's Hill #d11
Zion's Songster; or a Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Usually Sung at Camp Meetings, and Also in Revivals of Religion #d25
Zion's Songster: or, a collection of hymns and spiritual songs, usually sung at camp-meetings, and also in revivals of religion. (10th ed., imp. and enl.) #80Image
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