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ELYSIAN

Appears in 4 hymnals Incipit: 12321 35165 36532 Used With Text: Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring

Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring

Appears in 185 hymnals Used With Tune: ELYSIAN

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Burst, ye em'rald gates, and bring

Hymnal: Songs of Zion #37 (1821) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.7 Lyrics: 1. Burst ye emerald gates and bringTo my raptured visionAll the ecstatic joys, that springRound 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 lightFreely 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 symphoniesSeem, 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. Tune Title: ELYSIAN

Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring

Hymnal: The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) #100 (1854) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.7 Lyrics: 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, Burst, 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: Angel trumps resound his fame, Lutes of lucid gold proclaim All the music of his name, Heaven echoing with 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 give 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, roll along. Languages: English Tune Title: ELYSIAN

Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring

Hymnal: The Good Old Songs #76 (1914) Languages: English Tune Title: ELYSIAN

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James P. Carrell

1787 - 1854 Composer of "ELYSIAN (Carrell)" James P. Carrell was a "farmer, Methodist minister, and county clerk in Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia. He was author of the Songs of Zion (1821) and co-author of Virginia Harmony (1831)" (Steel and Hulan 2010). Several of his songs were printed in Kentucky Harmony and its supplements.

Richard Kempenfelt

1718 - 1782 Person Name: Richard Kemperfelt Author of "Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring" in The Sacred Harp 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, including centos, are:— 1. Bear me on Thy rapid wing. Praise to Jesus in Heaven. 2. Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring. Praise to Jesus in Heaven. 3. Gentle Spirit, waft me over. Heaven desired. 4. Hail, Thou eternal Logos, hail. Adoration of Jesus. 5. Hark, 'tis the trump of God. The Last Day. 6. O my Redeemer, come. The Last Day. Of these Nos. 1 and 2 are from the same hymn; and Nos. 5 and 6 also from another. The original texts of Nos. 3, 5, and 6 are in Lyra Britannica 1867, pp. 349-52. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)