The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10363

10363. High Let Us Swell Our Tuneful Notes

1 High let us swell our tuneful notes,
And join th’angelic throng;
For angels no such love have known
To wake a cheerful song.

2 Good will to sinful men is shown,
And peace on earth is given;
For lo! th’incarnate Savior comes
With messages from Heaven.

3 Justice and grace with sweet accord
His rising beams adorn;
Let Heav’n and earth in consort join
Now such a child is born.

4 Glory to God in highest strains
In highest worlds be paid;
His glory by our lips proclaimed,
And by our lives displayed.

5 When shall we reach those blissful realms,
Where Christ exalted reigns,
And learn of the celestial choir
Their own immortal strains?

Text Information

• First Line: High let us swell our tuneful notes
• Title: High Let Us Swell Our Tuneful Notes
• Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Published posthumously in Hymns Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures, by Job Orton (J. Eddowes and J. Cotton, 1755)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ARLINGTON
• Composer: Thomas Augustine Arne (1762)
• Arranger: Ralph Harrison
• Meter: CM
• Key: F Major
• Source: Arr.: Sacred Harmony – A Collection of Psalmtunes, Ancient and Modern (London: 1784)
• Copyright: Public Domain