Text:Hark, the Glad Sound
Author:Philip Doddridge
Tune:RICHMOND
Adapter:Samuel Webbe
Composer:Thomas Haweis
Composer (descant):John Wilson

29. Hark, the Glad Sound

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1 Hark, the glad sound! The Saviour comes,
the Saviour promised long:
let every heart prepare a throne;
and every voice a song.

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

3 He comes, the broken heart to bind,
the bleeding soul to cure;
and with the treasures of his grace
to enrich the humble poor.

4 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,
your welcome shall proclaim;
and heaven's eternal arches ring
with your beloved name.

Text Information
First Line: Hark, the glad sound! The Saviour comes
Title: Hark, the Glad Sound
Author: Philip Doddridge (1738, alt.)
Meter: 8 6 8 6
Language: English
Publication Date: 1996
Topic: The Christian Year: Advent; Christian Year: Advent; Freedom (28 more...)
Tune Information
Name: RICHMOND
Composer: Thomas Haweis (1792)
Adapter: Samuel Webbe (1808)
Composer (descant): John Wilson
Meter: 8 6 8 6
Key: F Major
Copyright: Descant copyright © Hope Publishing Co.



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