Hymns to the Living God ‎#166

166. Hark! The Voice of Love and Mercy

1 Hark! the voice of love and mercy
sounds aloud from Calvary;
see, it rends the rocks asunder,
shakes the earth, and veils the sky:
"It is finished!
It is finished!
It is finished!"
Hear the dying Savior cry;
hear the dying Savior cry.

2 "It is finished!" O what pleasure
do these precious words afford;
heav'nly blessings, without measure,
flow to us from Christ the Lord:
"It is finished!
It is finished!
It is finished!"
Saints, the dying words record;
saints, the dying words record.

3 Finished all the types and shadows
of the ceremonial law;
finished all that God had promised;
death and hell no more shall awe:
"It is finished!
It is finished!
It is finished!"
Saints, from hence your comfort draw;
saints, from hence your comfort draw.

4 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs,
join to sing the glorious theme;
all in earth, and all in heaven,
join to praise Emmanuel's Name:
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Glory to the bleeding Lamb!
Glory to the bleeding Lamb!

Text Information

• First Line: Hark! the voice of love and mercy
• Title: Hark! The Voice of Love and Mercy
• Author: Jonathan Evans (1784)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2017
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Resurrection and Exaltation
• Notes: Alternate tune: REGENT SQUARE, no. 134

Tune Information

• Name: BRYN CALFARIA
• Composer: William Owen (1852)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7
• Key: f minor