9059 | The Cyber Hymnal#9060 | 9061 |
Text: | Sons of men, behold from far |
Author: | Charles Wesley |
Tune: | PLEYEL'S HYMN |
Composer: | Ignaz Joseph Pleyel |
Media: | MIDI file |
1 Sons of men, behold from far,
Hail the long-expected star;
Jacob’s star that gilds the night,
Guides bewildered nature right.
2 Fear not hence that ill should flow,
Wars or pestilence below,
Wars it bids and tumults cease,
Ushering in the Prince of Peace.
3 Mild it shines on all beneath,
Piercing through the shades of death;
Scattering error’s wide-spread night,
Kindling darkness into light.
4 Nations all, remote and near,
Haste to see your God appear:
Haste, for Him your hearts prepare,
Meet Him manifested there.
5 There behold the Day-spring rise,
Pouring light upon your eyes:
See it chase the shades away,
Shining to the perfect day.
6 Sing, ye morning stars again,
God descends on earth to reign,
Deigns for man His life to employ;
Shout, ye sons of God, for joy.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Sons of men, behold from far |
Author: | Charles Wesley |
Meter: | 77.77 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Notes: | Alternate tunes: CANTERBURY by Orlando Gibbons, GOTT SEI DANK by Johann A. Freylinghausen, SCARTHO by Timothy R. Matthews |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | PLEYEL'S HYMN |
Composer: | Ignaz Joseph Pleyel (1791) |
Meter: | 77.77 |
Key: | G Major or modal |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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