Text: | Hail! Festal Day, to endless ages known |
Translator: | T. A. Lacey |
Tune: | SALVE, FESTA DIES; (No. 5) |
Composer: | J. Baden-Powell |
Hail! Festal Day, to endless ages known,
When God ascended to His starry throne. [Chorus]
2 Now with the Lord of new and heav'nly birth,
His gifts return to grace the springing earth. [Chorus]
3 Now glows the year, with painted flowers' array,
And warm or light unbars the gates of day. [Chorus]
4 Now Christ, from gloomy hell, comes triumphing,
And field and grove with flower and leaf age spring, [Chorus]
5 The reign of death o'erthrown, He mounts on high,
Sent forth with joyous praise from sea and sky. [Chorus]
6 Loose now the captives, loose the prison door,
The fallen, from the deep, to light restore. [Chorus]
7 A countless people from death's bondage free,
Own Thee Redeemer, join and follow Thee. [Chorus]
8 Creator and Redeemer! Christ our Light!
The One Begotten of the Father's might. [Chorus]
9 Coequal, coeternal, Thou to Whom
The kingdom of the world decreed shall come. [Chorus]
10 Thou, looking on our race in darkness laid,
To rescue man, true Man Thyself wast made. [Chorus]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Hail! Festal Day, to endless ages known |
Translator: | T. A. Lacey |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1920 |
Topic: | General: Processionals |
Source: | Fortunatus, 6th cent. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | SALVE, FESTA DIES; (No. 5) |
Composer: | J. Baden-Powell |
Meter: | 10.10. with Refrain |
Key: | C Major |