The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16063

16063. Lord, Who Didst The Prophets Teach

1 Lord, who didst the pro­phets teach
To pre­pare Thy way of old;
And by Thy apos­tles preach
Truths of wis­dom ma­ni­fold;

2 Teach us to be­hold Thee, Lord,
Present in the sac­red page,
Living Word in writ­ten word;
Coming thus to ev­ery age.

3 Coming in King Da­vid’s psalms,
In Isai­ah’s trum­pet-call,
In St. John’s deep, qui­et calms,
In the glow­ing fires of Paul.

4 Coming bright­ly from afar
To the lands with dark­ness dim,
On the ev­an­gel­ic car
Of Thy four­fold che­ru­bim.

5 Thus, O bless­èd Lord, when we
On Thy Holy Scrip­tures look,
May we ever wor­ship Thee,
Coming in Thy sac­red book.

6 So, when as a scroll is past
Heav’n, and earth with all its strife,
We may see our names at last
Written in the Book of Life.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, who didst the pro­phets teach
• Title: Lord, Who Didst The Prophets Teach
• Author: Christopher Wordsworth
• Meter: 77.77
• Language: English
• Source: Holy Year (London: Rivingtons, 1862)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: SAVANNAH from the "Foundery Collection," SEYMOUR by Carl M. von Weber, SONGS OF PRAISE by Horatio R. Palmer

Tune Information

• Name: POSEN
• Composer: Georg Christoph Strattner (1691)
• Meter: 77.77
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain