Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#132

132. Salvation, oh, the joyful sound!

1 Salvation, oh, the joyful sound!
'Tis music to our ears;
A sov'reign balm for every wound,
A cordial for our fears.

2 Buried in sorrow and in sin,
At hell's dark door we lay:
But we arise by grace divine,
To see a heavenly day.

3 Salvation! let the echo fly
The spacious earth around;
While all the armies of the sky
Conspire to raise the sound.

4 Salvation! O Thou bleeding Lamb,
To Thee the praise belongs:
Our hearts shall kindle at Thy name,
Thy name inspire our songs.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Salvation, oh, the joyful sound!
• Author: Isaac Watts (1709)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Christ: Lamb of God; Christ: Praise to; Forgiveness: Of Sin; Grace: Fulness of; Joy; Praise: To Christ; Salvation: By Grace; Salvation: Joy at

Tune Information

• Name: CHESTERFIELD
• Composer: Thomas Haweis
• Meter: C. M.