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==General information== | ==General information== | ||
''Let the old heathens tune their song'' is a hymn by [[Isaac Watts]], published as Hymn 21 in Book 2 of his ''Hymns and Spiritual Songs''. | ''Let the old heathens tune their song'' is a hymn by [[Isaac Watts]], published as Hymn 21 in Book 2 of his [[Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Isaac Watts)|''Hymns and Spiritual Songs'']]. | ||
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==Text and translations== | ==Text and translations== | ||
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Let the old heathens tune their song | {{Vs|1}} Let the old heathens tune their song | ||
Of great Diana and of Jove; | Of great Diana and of Jove; | ||
But the sweet theme that moves my tongue | But the sweet theme that moves my tongue | ||
Is my Redeemer and his love. | Is my Redeemer and his love. | ||
Behold a God descends and dies | {{Vs|2}} Behold a God descends and dies | ||
To save my soul from gaping hell! | To save my soul from gaping hell! | ||
How the black gulf where Satan lies | How the black gulf where Satan lies | ||
Yawn'd to receive me when I fell! | Yawn'd to receive me when I fell! | ||
How justice frown'd and vengeance stood | {{Vs|3}} How justice frown'd and vengeance stood | ||
To drive me down to endless pain! | To drive me down to endless pain! | ||
But the great Son propos'd his blood, | But the great Son propos'd his blood, | ||
And heav'nly wrath grew mild again. | And heav'nly wrath grew mild again. | ||
Infinite Lover! gracious Lord! | {{Vs|4}} Infinite Lover! gracious Lord! | ||
To thee be endless honours giv'n; | To thee be endless honours giv'n; | ||
Thy wondrous name shall be ador'd | Thy wondrous name shall be ador'd | ||
Round the wide earth and wider heav'n.}} | Round the wide earth and wider heav'n.}} | ||
==External links == | ==External links == | ||
Revision as of 22:26, 14 December 2015
General information
Let the old heathens tune their song is a hymn by Isaac Watts, published as Hymn 21 in Book 2 of his Hymns and Spiritual Songs.
Settings by composers
- William Billings — Norfolk English SATB
Text and translations
English text
1 Let the old heathens tune their song
Of great Diana and of Jove;
But the sweet theme that moves my tongue
Is my Redeemer and his love.
2 Behold a God descends and dies
To save my soul from gaping hell!
How the black gulf where Satan lies
Yawn'd to receive me when I fell!
3 How justice frown'd and vengeance stood
To drive me down to endless pain!
But the great Son propos'd his blood,
And heav'nly wrath grew mild again.
4 Infinite Lover! gracious Lord!
To thee be endless honours giv'n;
Thy wondrous name shall be ador'd
Round the wide earth and wider heav'n.
External links
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