The Cyber Hymnal ‎#772

772. Come, and Christ the Lord Be Praising

1. Come, and Christ the Lord be praising,
Heart and mind to Him be raising,
Celebrate His love amazing,
Worthy folk of Christendom.

2. Sin, death, hell, may all be grieving,
Satan shame feel to him cleaving;
We salvation free receiving,
Cast our every care away.

3. See what God for us provideth,
Life that in His Son abideth,
And our weary steps He guideth
From earth’s woe to heav’nly joy.

4. His soul deeply for us feeleth,
He His love to us revealeth,
He who is in the heavens dwelleth
Came to save us from our foe.

5. Jacob’s star His advent maketh,
Soothes the longing heart that acheth,
And the serpent’s head He breaketh,
Scattering the powers of hell.

6. Op’d hath He and freedom gained us
From the prison that contained us,
Where much grief and sorrow pained us,
And our hearts were bowed with woe.

7. O blest hour when we receivèd
From the foe who us deceivèd
Liberty, when we believèd,
And Thee, gracious Spirit, praised.

8. Beauteous Infant in the manger,
O befriend us! beyond danger
Bring us where is turned God’s anger
Where with angel hosts we’ll praise.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, and Christ the Lord be praising
• Title: Come, and Christ the Lord Be Praising
• German Title: Kommt, und lasst uns Christum ehren
• Author: Paul Gerhardt (1667)
• Translator (from German): John Kelly
• Meter: 88.87
• Language: English
• Source: Johann Ebeling's edition of his Geistliche Andachten, Fünfte Dutzet, 1667; Translation in Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs (London: 1867
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: VENITE LAUDITE
• Composer: Anonymous (before 1913)
• Meter: 88.87
• Incipit: 13534 56523 54321
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain