ELHB Hymn 53
Let every ear attend
Isaac Watts (1707)
Hymn Text
53. Let every ear attend
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1 Let every ear attend,
And every heart rejoice;
The trumpet of the Gospel sounds
With an inviting voice.
And every heart rejoice;
The trumpet of the Gospel sounds
With an inviting voice.
2 Ho! all ye starving souls,
That feed upon the wind,
And vainly strive with earthly toys
To fill an empty mind.
That feed upon the wind,
And vainly strive with earthly toys
To fill an empty mind.
3 Here Wisdom has prepared
A soul-reviving feast,
And bids your longing appetites
The rich provision taste.
A soul-reviving feast,
And bids your longing appetites
The rich provision taste.
4 Ho! ye that pant for streams,
And pine away and die,
Here you may quench your raging thirst
With springs that never dry.
And pine away and die,
Here you may quench your raging thirst
With springs that never dry.
5 Rivers of mercy here
In a rich ocean join;
Salvation in abundance flows,
Like floods of milk and wine.
In a rich ocean join;
Salvation in abundance flows,
Like floods of milk and wine.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #53