The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4213

4213. Messiah, Full of Grace

1. Messiah, full of grace,
Redeemed by Thee, we plead
The promise made to Abraham's race,
To souls for ages dead.

2. Their bones, as quite dried up,
Throughout the vale appear;
Cut off and lost their last faint hope
To see Thy kingdom here.

3. Open their graves, and bring
The outcasts forth, to own
Thou art their Lord, their God and king,
Their true Anointed One.

4. To save the race forlorn,
Thy glorious arm display;
And show the world a nation born,
A nation in a day.

Text Information

• First Line: Messiah, full of grace
• Title: Messiah, Full of Grace
• Author: Charles Wesley (1762)
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Short Hymns, 1762
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Ezekiel's prophecy, the theme of this hymn, brings to mind the birth of the state of Israel in 1948, a nation in a day. Alternate tunes: BEALOTH, Lowell Mason, Sacred Harp, 1843; DIADEMATA, George J. Elvey, 1868; TERRA BEATA, Franklin L. Sheppard, 1915

Tune Information

• Name: SARAH (Arnold)
• Composer: W. Arnold
• Meter: SM
• Incipit: 13223 43234 32321
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain