King of Saints

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1 Come, ye that love the Saviour's name,
And joy to make it known,
The Sovereign of your heart's proclaim,
And bow before His throne.

2 Behold your Lord, your Master, crowned
With glories all divine;
And tell the wondering nations round
How bright those glories shine.

3 When in His earthly courts we view
The glories of our King,
We long to love as angels do,
And wish like them to sing.

4 And shall we long and wish in vain?
Lord, teach our songs to rise:
Thy love can animate the strain,
And bid it reach the skies.

AMEN.


Source: The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal: official hymnal of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church #8

Author: Anne Steele

Anne Steele was the daughter of Particular Baptist preacher and timber merchant William Steele. She spent her entire life in Broughton, Hampshire, near the southern coast of England, and devoted much of her time to writing. Some accounts of her life portray her as a lonely, melancholy invalid, but a revival of research in the last decade indicates that she had been more active and social than what was previously thought. She was theologically conversant with Dissenting ministers and "found herself at the centre of a literary circle that included family members from various generations, as well as local literati." She chose a life of singleness to focus on her craft. Before Christmas in 1742, she declined a marriage proposal from contemporar… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Come, ye that love the Savior's name
Title: King of Saints
Author: Anne Steele
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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New Hymn and Tune book #37b

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New Hymn and Tune Book #37b

New Standard Singer #d46

New Standard Singer, Pt. 1-7 #d47

Our Sunday-School Songs #13

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Parish Hymns #278

Parish Psalmody #d129

Parish Psalmody #d131

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Plymouth Collection #a558

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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #558

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Praise and Promise #248

Primitive Baptist Hymn and Tune book #79

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Primitive Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #79

Primitive Baptist Hymn Book for All Lovers of Sacred Song. 3rd ed. #d41

Psalmista #d56

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #263

Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d149

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Psalms and Hymns, Adapted to Public Worship #439

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Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #H176

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Psalms and Hymns #508

Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d53

Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 4th ed. #d42

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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected. (14th stereotype ed.) #H22

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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected. (7th ed.) #8

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Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #H22

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Public, Parlour, and Cottage Hymns. A New Selection #I.139

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Redeemer's Praise #55

Revival Hymns #d22

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Revival Hymns #101

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Sacred Hymns and Tunes #2

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Sacred lyrics, or Select hymns #177

Sacred Melodies #d55

Sacred Melodies (Revised) #d47

Sacred poetry #d82

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Sacred Poetry #aH.XLVIII

Sacred Poetry #d81

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Sacred Poetry #H.XLVIII

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Sacred Trio #496

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Seamen's Hymns #105

Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d127

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Selah #117a

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Selah #132b

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Selah #230b

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Select Sunday School Songs #13

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Showers of Blessing #206

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Social Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #243

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Social Psalmist #105

Song Land Melodies #d30

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #S35

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #27

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #27

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #27

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Songs for the Sanctuary #27

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Songs for the Sanctuary #27

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Songs for the Sanctuary #27

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Songs for Worship #3

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Songs of Love and Praise No. 2 #201

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Songs of Pilgrimage #495

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Songs of Redeeming Love No. 2 #104

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Songs of the Church #20

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Songs of the Peacemaker #233

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Songs of the Soul No. 2 #97

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Spiritual Songs for Social Worship #283

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Spiritual Songs for Social Worship #283

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Spiritual Songs for Social Worship #283

Sunday School Chimes #d20

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Sunlit Songs #206

Supplement to Watts #d83

Temple Chimes #d52

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Temple Trio #301

The A. M. E. Zion Hymnal #8

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The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #8

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The Advent Harp; designed for believers in the speedy coming of Christ #129a

The American Hymn and Tune Book #d128

The American Tune Book (Carmina Sacra, enlarged) #d78

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #180

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #81.180

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #558

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The Baptist Hymn Book #180

The Baptist Hymn Book, in Two Parts #d118

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The Baptist Hymn Book #330

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The Baptist Hymn Book #130

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The Baptist Hymnal, for Use in the Church and Home #167

The Baptist Hymnal #167

The Baptist Hymnal. Shaped notes ed. #d105

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The Baptist Praise Book #451

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The Baptist Psalmody #580

The Bay State Collection of Church Music #d36

The Book of Praise #d131

The Boston One-Line Psalmist #d40

The Canadian Baptist Hymnal for the use of Churches and Families #d126

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The Centenary Singer #5

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The Chapel hymn book, with tunes #140

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The Christian Church Hymnal #150

The Christian Harmony #d71

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The Christian Hymn Book #230

The Christian Hymnal #d124

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The Christian Hymnal #502

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