Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#148

148. Come, Let Us Sing the Song of Songs

1. Come let us sing the song of songs,
The saints in Heav'n began the strain,
The homage which to Christ belongs,
Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain.

2. Slain to redeem us by his blood,
To cleanse from ev'ry sinful stain,
And make us kings and priests to God:
Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!

3. To him who suffered on the tree,
Our souls at his soul's price to gain,
All blessing, praise, and glory be:
Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!

4. To him, enthroned by filial right,
All pow'r in Heav'n and Earth proclaim,
Honor, and majesty, and might:
Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!

Text Information

• First Line: Come, let us sing the song of songs
• Title: Come, Let Us Sing the Song of Songs
• Author: James Montgomery (1853)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Revelation 5:12
• Topic: Resurrection
• Notes: Text by Moravian poet-editor James Montgomery, from Original Hymns (1853), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: WHEN JESUS WEPT
• Composer: William Billings (1770)
• Arranger: Nola Reed Knouse (1995)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Incipit: 15456 73543 21
• Key: d minor or modal
• Copyright: Arr. ©1995 Moravian Church in America.
• Notes: Tune WHEN JESUS WEPT by American composer William Billings, from The New England Psalm Singer (1770), alt., arr. by Moravian scholar Nola Reed Knouse for the Moravian Book of Worship (1995), alt.