7266 | The Cyber Hymnal#7267 | 7268 |
Text: | When God of Old Came Down from Heav'n |
Author: | John Keble |
Tune: | WINCHESTER OLD |
Media: | MIDI file |
1. When God of old came down from Heav’n,
In power and wrath He came;
Before His feet the clouds were riven,
Half darkness and half flame:
2. But when He came the second time,
He came in power and love;
Softer than gale at morning prime
Hovered His holy Dove.
3. The fires, that rushed on Sinai down
In sudden torrents dread,
Now gently light, a glorious crown,
On every sainted head.
4. And as on Israel’s awestruck ear
The voice exceeding loud,
The trump that angels quake to hear,
Thrilled from the deep, dark cloud;
5. So, when the Spirit of our God
Came down His flock to find,
A voice from Heav’n was heard abroad,
A rushing, mighty wind.
6. It fills the Church of God; it fills
The sinful world around;
Only in stubborn hearts and wills
No place for it is found.
7. Come Lord, come wisdom, love and power,
Open our ears to hear;
Let us not miss the accepted hour;
Save, Lord, by love or fear.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | When God of old came down from Heav'n |
Title: | When God of Old Came Down from Heav'n |
Author: | John Keble (1827) |
Meter: | CM |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | WINCHESTER OLD |
Meter: | CM |
Incipit: | 13321 44323 55453 |
Key: | F Major |
Source: | The Whole Book of Psalmes, by Thomas Est, 1592 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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