| Location in The Sacred Harp | ||||||
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| Stanza | Denson | Cooper | ||||
| 1 |
Hark how all the welkin rings "Glory to the King of kings, Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconcil'd!" |
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| 2 |
Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies, Universal nature say "Christ the Lord is born to day!" |
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| 3 |
Christ, by highest heav'n ador'd, Christ, the everlasting Lord, Late in time behold him come, Offspring of a virgin's womb. |
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| 4 |
Veil'd in flesh, the Godhead see, Hail th' incarnate deity! Pleas'd as man with men t' appear Jesus, our Immanuel here! |
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| 5 |
Hail the heav'nly Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, Ris'n with healing in his wings. |
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| 6 |
Mild he lays his glory by, Born--that man no more may die, Born--to raise the sons of earth, Born--to give them second birth. |
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| 7 |
Come, desire of nations, come, Fix in us thy humble home, Rise, the woman's conqu'ring seed, Bruise in us the serpent's head. |
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| 8 |
Now display thy saving pow'r, Ruin'd nature now restore, Now in mystic union join Thine to ours, and ours to thine. |
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| 9 |
Adam's likeness, Lord, efface, Stamp thy image in its place, Second Adam from above, Reinstate us in thy love. |
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| 10 |
Let us thee, tho' lost, regain, Thee, the life, the inner man: O! To all thyself impart, Form'd in each believing heart. |
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