ELHB Hymn 139
Hark, the glad sound! the Savior comes
Philip Doddridge (1735)
Hymn Text
139. Hark, the glad sound! the Savior comes
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1 Hark, the glad sound! the Savior comes,
The Savior promised long;
Let every heart prepare a throne,
And every voice a song.
The Savior 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.
In Satan's bondage held;
The gates of brass before Him burst,
The iron fetters yield.
3 He comes, from thickest films of vice
To clear the mental ray,
And on the eyeballs of the blind
To pour the heav'nly day.
To clear the mental ray,
And on the eyeballs of the blind
To pour the heav'nly day.
4 He comes, the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure,
And with the treasures of His grace
T'enrich the humble poor.
The bleeding soul to cure,
And with the treasures of His grace
T'enrich the humble poor.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #139