The Nativity

Hark, the glad sound, the Savior comes

Author: Philip Doddridge (1735)
Published in 697 hymnals

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Hark, the Glad Sound! The Savior Comes

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1 Hark the glad sound! the Savior comes,
The Savior promised long!
Let every heart prepare a throne
And every voice a song.

2 On him the Spirit largely poured,
Exerts its sacred fire;
Wisdom and might, and zeal, and love,
His holy breast inspire.

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

4 He comes, from thickest films of vice
To clear the mental ray;
And on the eye-balls of the blind
To pour celestial day.

5 He comes the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure;
And with the riches of his grace.
To enrich the humble poor,

6 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim;
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With thy beloved name.

The Christian's duty, exhibited in a series of hymns, 1791

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Author: Philip Doddridge

Doddridge, Philip, D.D., was born in London, June 26, 1702. His grandfather was one of the ministers under the Commonwealth, who were ejected in 1662. His father was a London oilman. He was offered by the Duchess of Bedford an University training for ordination in the Church of England, but declined it. He entered Mr. Jennings's non-conformist seminary at Kibworth instead; preached his first sermon at Hinckley, to which Mr. Jennings had removed his academy. In 1723 he was chosen pastor at Kibworth. In 1725 he changed his residence to Market Harborough, still ministering at Kibworth. The settled work of his life as a preceptor and divine began in 1729, with his appointment to the Castle Hill Meeting at Northampton, and continued till in the… Go to person page >

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First Line: Hark, the glad sound, the Savior comes
Title: The Nativity
Author: Philip Doddridge (1735)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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RICHMOND (Haweis)

RICHMOND (also known as CHESTERFIELD) is a florid tune originally written by Thomas Haweis (PHH 270) and published in his collection Carmina Christo (1792). Samuel Webbe, Jr., adapted and shortened the tune and published it in his Collection of Psalm Tunes (1808). It was reprinted in 1853 in Webbe's…

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ST. SAVIOUR (Baker)


BRISTOL (Ravenscroft)


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Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #335
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An American Christmas Harp #100
An American Christmas Harp #113
Christian Worship: a Lutheran hymnal #12Text
Christmas Favorites #23
Church Family Worship #217
Church Family Worship #580
Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #124
Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #277Text
Common Praise #98Text
Complete Anglican Hymns Old & New #270
Complete Mission Praise #210
Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #109Text
Evangelical Lutheran Worship #239ImageAudioScore
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #71TextImage
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #72TextImage
Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard Edition #30
Hymns Old and New: New Anglican #198
Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #60Image
Lutheran Service Book #349Text
Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #335TextImageAudioScore
Rejoice in the Lord #251Text
Sing Glory: Hymns, Psalms and Songs for a New Century #435
The Christian Life Hymnal #78
The Covenant Hymnal: a worshipbook #125
Together in Song: Australian Hymn Book II #269
Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #29Text
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