ELHB Hymn 121
Christians, come, in sweetest measures
Adam, de Saint-Victor
Hymn Text
121. Christians, come, in sweetest measures
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1 Christians, come, in sweetest measures,
Sing of those who spread the treasures
In the holy Gospel shrined;
Blessed tidings of salvation,
Peace on earth their proclamation,
Love from God to lost mankind.
Sing of those who spread the treasures
In the holy Gospel shrined;
Blessed tidings of salvation,
Peace on earth their proclamation,
Love from God to lost mankind.
2 See the rivers four that gladden
With their streams the better Eden,
Planted by our Savior dear:
Christ the fountain, these the waters;
Drink, O Zion’s sons and daughters,
Drink, and find salvation here.
With their streams the better Eden,
Planted by our Savior dear:
Christ the fountain, these the waters;
Drink, O Zion’s sons and daughters,
Drink, and find salvation here.
3 Here our souls, by Jesus sated,
More and more shall be translated
Earth’s temptations far above:
Freed from sin’s abhorred dominion,
Soaring on angelic pinion,
They shall reach the source of love.
More and more shall be translated
Earth’s temptations far above:
Freed from sin’s abhorred dominion,
Soaring on angelic pinion,
They shall reach the source of love.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #121