The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10011

10011. Come, Ye Redeemed of the Lord

1 Come, ye redeemèd of the Lord,
Your grateful tribute bring;
And celebrate with one accord,
The birthday of our king.

2 Let us with humble hearts repair—
Faith will point out the road—
To little Bethlehem; and there
Adore our infant God.

3 In swaddling bands the Savior view!
Let none this weakness scorn;
The feeblest heart shall hell subdue,
Where Jesus Christ is born.

4 No pomp adorns, no sweets perfume,
The place where Christ is laid;
The stable serves Him for His room;
A manger is His bed.

5 The crowded inn, like sinners’ hearts—
O ignorance extreme!
For other guests of various sorts
Had room; but none for Him.

6 But see what different thoughts arise
In ours and angels’ breasts:
To hail His birth they left the skies;
We lodged Him with the beasts.

7 Yet let believers cease their fears,
Nor envy heav’nly powers;
If sinless innocence be theirs,
Redemption all is ours.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, ye redeemed of the Lord
• Title: Come, Ye Redeemed of the Lord
• Author: Joseph Hart
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Composed on Various Subjects, 1822
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ABERDEEN
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major
• Source: Bremmer's Collection, 1763
• Copyright: Public Domain