The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#29

29. Immanuel, We Sing Thy Praise

1 Immanuel, we sing Thy praise,
Thou Prince of Life, Thou Fount of Grace,
With all Thy saints, Thee, Lord, we sing;
Praise, honor, thanks, to Thee we bring

2 E’er since the world began to be,
How many a heart hath longed for Thee!
And Thou, O long expected Guest,
Hast come at last to make us blest!

3 Now art Thou here: we know Thee now:
In lowly manger liest Thou:
A Child, yet makest all things great;
Poor, yet the earth Thy robe of state.

4 Now fearlessly I come to Thee:
From sin and grief O set me free!
Turn wrath away, dread death destroy,
And turn my sorrow into joy.

5 Thou art my Head, my Lord divine:
I am Thy member, wholly Thine;
And by Thy Spirit’s strength gracious power
Will seek to serve Thee evermore.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Immanuel, we sing Thy praise
• Title: Immanuel, We Sing Thy Praise
• Author: Paul Gerhardt (1653)
• Translator: Miss Catherine Winkworth
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Church Year: Christmas; Christmas Day; Sunday after Christmas

Tune Information

• Name: GERMANY
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, (1770-1827)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: In Cotterill's Psalmody, 1831.