The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15797

15797. To Us The Joyful News Is Brought

1 To us the joyful news is brought,
Both unexpected and unsought,
Of mercy rich and free;
Jesus awhile forsakes His throne,
And for our lives resigns His own,
Upon the bloody tree.

2 For us He lived, for us He died,
By Him was justice satisfied,
The law no longer frowns;
Now pardon, peace through Him are giv’n,
A door is opened into Heav’n
To scepters and to crowns.

3 Then let the Gospel trumpet blow,
Till distant lands the Savior know,
And own His power divine;
Nations unborn learn to adore,
His sovereign grace and conquering power,
And in one concert join.

Text Information

• First Line: To us the joyful news is brought
• Title: To Us The Joyful News Is Brought
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: 88.68.86
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: MERIBAH by Lowell Mason, DARWEN by Edward Harwood, EASTBOURNE by Henry W. Hardy, EL NIÑO by Solomon W. Straub

Tune Information

• Name: CORNWALL
• Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1872)
• Meter: 88.68.86
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain