763. Praise we the Lord this day

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
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
Name: ST GEORGE (GAUNTLETT)
Composer: Henry John Gauntlett, 1805-1876
Meter: S.M.
Key: B♭ Major



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