762 | CPWI Hymnal#763 | 764 |
1 Praise we the Lord this day,
this day so long foretold,
whose promise shone with cheering ray
on waiting saints of old.
2 The prophet gave the sign
for faithful hearts to read:
a virgin born of David's line,
shall bear the promised seed.
3 Ask not how this should be,
but worship and adore,
like her whom heaven's Majesty
came down to shadow o'er.
4 She meekly bowed her head
to hear the gracious word,
Mary, the pure and lowly maid,
the favoured of the Lord.
5 Most blest shall be her name
in all the church on earth,
through whom that wondrous mercy came,
the incarnate Saviour's birth.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Praise we the Lord this day |
Meter: | S.M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2010 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Saints' and Other Holy Days: The Annunciation |
Source: | Hymns for the Festivals, Oxford, 1846, alt. |
Notes: | A higher setting of ST GEORGE (GAUNTLETT) is found at 66, 264 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST GEORGE (GAUNTLETT) |
Composer: | Henry John Gauntlett, 1805-1876 |
Meter: | S.M. |
Key: | B♭ Major |