One and All Rejoice ‎#244

244. Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice

1 Dear Christians, one and all, rejoice,
With exultation springing,
And with united heart and voice
And holy rapture singing,
Proclaim the wonders God has done,
How His right arm the vict’ry won.
What price our ransom cost Him!

2 Fast bound in Satan’s chains I lay;
Death brooded darkly o’er me.
Sin was my torment night and day;
In sin my mother bore me.
But daily deeper still I fell;
My life became a living hell,
So firmly sin possessed me.

3 God said to His belovèd Son:
“It’s time to have compassion.
Then go, bright jewel of My crown,
And bring to all salvation.
From sin and sorrow set them free;
Slay bitter death for them that they
May live with You forever.”

4 The Son obeyed His Father’s will,
Was born of virgin mother;
And God’s good pleasure to fulfill,
He came to be my brother.
His royal pow’r disguised He bore;
A servant’s form, like mine, He wore
To lead the devil captive.

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Christians, one and all, rejoice
• Title: Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice
• Author: Martin Luther, 1483–1546
• Translator: Richard Massie, 1800–87 (alt.)
• Meter: 87 87 887
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2020
• Topic: Justification
• Copyright: Public domain

Tune Information

• Name: NUN FREUT EUCH
• Meter: 87 87 887
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Etlich Christlich lider, Nürnberg, 1524; The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941 (Setting)
• Copyright: Public domain