Text: | Come, let us to the Lord our God |
Author: | John Morison |
Tune: | MANOAH |
Composer: | Francis J. Haydn |
1 Come, let us to the Lord our God
With contrite hearts return;
Our God is gracious, nor will leave
The desolate to mourn.
2 His voice commands the tempest forth,
And stills the stormy wave;
His arm, though it be strong to smite,
Is also strong to save.
3 Our hearts, if God we seek to know,
Shall know him and rejoice;
His coming like the morn shall be,
Like morning songs his voice.
4 As dew upon the tender herb,
Diffusing fragrance round;
As showers that usher in the spring,
And cheer the thirsty ground;
5 So shall his presence bless our souls,
And shed a joyful light;
That hallowed morn shall chase away
The sorrows of the night.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Come, let us to the Lord our God |
Author: | John Morison |
Publication Date: | 1886 |
Topic: | The Christian: Unfaithfulness Lamented |
Notes: | Public Domain. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | MANOAH |
Composer: | Francis J. Haydn |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | A♭ Major |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #322, 395, or 227. |