Hark the glad sound (Henry Walford Davies)

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Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2014-08-12). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 97 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from the Church Anthem Book of the Church of Scotland (OUP, 1933).

Title: Hark the glad sound
Composer: Henry Walford Davies
Lyricist: Philip Doddridge

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Anthem

Language: English
Instruments: Organ

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English text

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, from thickest films of vice
To clear the mental ray,
And on the eyeballs of the blind
To pour celestial day.

4 He comes, the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure,
And with the treasures of His grace
To enrich the humble poor.

5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With Thy beloved name.