A Pocket Hymn Book ‎#CXXIX

CXXIX. Let earth and heav'n agree

1 Let earth and heav'n agree,
Angels and men be join'd,
To celebrate with me,
The saviour of mankind;
T' adore the all-atoning Lamb,
And bless the sound of Jesu's name.

2 Jesus! transporting sound!
The joy of earth and heav'n;
No other help is found,
No other name is giv'n,
By which we can salvation have,
But Jesus came the world to save.

3 Jesus! harmonious name!
It charms the host above;
They evermore proclaim,
And wonder at his love;
'Tis all their happiness to gaze,
'Tis heav'n to see our Jesu's face.

4 His name the sinner hears,
And is from sin set free;
'Tis music in his ears,
'Tis life and victory;
New songs does now his lips employ,
And dances his glad heart for joy.

5 Stung by the Scorpion sin,
My poor expiring soul
The balmy sound drinks in,
And is at once made whole:
See there my Lord upon the tree!
I hear, I feel he dy'd for me.

6 O unexampled love!
O all-redeeming grace!
How swiftly didst thou move
To save a fallen race:
What shall I do to make it known,
What thou for all mankind hast done!

7 O for a trumpet-voice,
On all the world to call;
To bid their hearts rejoice
In him who dy'd for all!
For all my Lord was crucify'd!
For all, for all my Saviour dy'd!

8 To serve thy blessed will,
Thy dying love to praise,
Thy counsel to fulfil,
And minister thy grace;
Freely what I receive, to give,
The life of heav'n on earth I live.

Text Information

• First Line: Let earth and heav'n agree
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791
• Topic: Rejoicing
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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