The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4747

4747. O Christ, Our Joy, to Whom Is Given

1. O Christ, our joy, to whom is giv’n
A throne o’er all the thrones of Heav’n,
In Thee, whose hand all things obey,
The world’s vain pleasures pass away.

2. So, suppliants here, we seek to win
Thy pardon for Thy people’s sin,
That, by Thine all prevailing grace,
Uplifted, we may seek Thy face.

3. And when, all Heav’n beneath Thee bowed,
Thou com’st to judgment throned in cloud,
Then from our guilt wash out the stain
And give us our lost crowns again.

4. Be Thou our joy and strong defense,
Who art our future recompense:
So shall the light that springs from Thee
Be ours through all eternity.

5. O risen, ascended Lord,
All praise to Thee let earth accord,
Who art, while endless ages run,
With Father and with Spirit One.

Text Information

• First Line: O Christ, our joy, to whom is giv'n
• Title: O Christ, Our Joy, to Whom Is Given
• Latin Title: Tu Christe nostrum gaudium
• Author: Anonymous
• Translator (from Latin): Laurence Housman
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: translation in The English Hymnal (London: Ox­ford Un­i­ver­si­ty Press, 1906); Unknown author (Würzburg, Germany: 13th Century), part of the longer Aeterne Rex altissime
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: WARRINGTON
• Composer: Ralph Harrison (1784)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 55435 11271 32232
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain