With Heart and Voice ‎#69

69. Hark, the Glad Sound! The Savior Comes

1 Hark, the glad sound! The Savior comes,
the Savior promised long!
Let every heart prepare a throne,
and every voice a song.

2 He comes the prisoners to release,
in Satan's bondage held;
the gates of brass before him burst,
the iron fetters yield.

3 He comes the broken heart to bind,
the wounded soul to cure,
and with the treasures of his grace
to enrich the humbled poor.

4 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,
your welcome shall proclaim;
and heaven's eternal arches ring
with your beloved name.

Text Information

• First Line: Hark, the glad sound! The Savior comes
• Title: Hark, the Glad Sound! The Savior Comes
• Author: Philip Doddridge (1735)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 61:1-2
• Topic: The Church Year: Advent; Descants

Tune Information

• Name: RICHMOND
• Composer: Thomas Haweis (1792)
• Adapter: Samuel Webbe (1808)
• Composer (desc.): Craig S. Lang, 1891-1971
• Meter: CM
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Descant by permission of Novello and Company, Ltd.