A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy ‎#175

175. Great was the day, the joy was great

1 Great was the day, the joy was great,
When the divine disciples met;
While on their heads the Spirit came,
And sat like tongues of cloven flame.

2 What gifts, what miracles he gave!
And pow'r to kill, and pow'r to save!
Furnish'd their tongues with wondrous words,
Instead of shields, and spears, and swords.

3 Nations, the learned and the rude,
Were by these heav'nly arms subdu'd,
The heathens saw thy glory, Lord!
And, wond'ring, bless'd thy gracious word.

4 Come the great day, the glorious hour,
When all shall feel thy saving pow'r,
And the whole race of man confess
The beauty of thy holiness!

Text Information

• First Line: Great was the day, the joy was great
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1814
• Topic: Kingdom and Church of Christ; Effusion of the spirit on the day of Pentecost
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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