Text: | Come, Thou Almighty King |
Tune: | ITALIAN HYMN |
Composer: | Felice de Giardini |
Media: | Audio recording |
1 Come, thou almighty King,
help us thy name to sing;
help us to praise:
Father, all glorious,
o'er all victorious,
come, and reign over us,
Ancient of Days.
2 Come, thou incarnate Word,
merciful, mighty Lord,
our prayer attend.
Come, and thy people bless,
and give thy word success;
Spirit of holiness,
on us descend.
3 Come, holy Comforter,
thy sacred witness bear
in this glad hour.
Thou who almighty art,
now rule in every heart,
and ne'er from us depart,
Spirit of power.
4 To thee, great One in Three,
eternal praises be,
hence evermore!
Thy sovereign majesty
may we in glory see,
and to eternity
love and adore.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Come, thou almighty King |
Title: | Come, Thou Almighty King |
Meter: | 6.6.4.6.6.6.4. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | Adoration; Christian Year: Trinity; Gift of the Holy Spirit(3 more...) |
Source: | Collection of Hymns for Social Worship, 1757, alt. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ITALIAN HYMN |
Composer: | Felice de Giardini (1769, alt.) |
Meter: | 6.6.4.6.6.6.4. |
Key: | F Major |
The author of this Trinitarian text is unknown, but this hymn has proved popular since the middle of the 18th century, partly because of its effective use of biblical metaphors, but also because of the strength of this tune, which was composed especially for these words.
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Audio recording: | Audio (MP3) |