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CCLXXXV. Christ's birth, life, death, resurrection, ascension, and intercession

Part I
Christ's birth and life:

1 Awake, my soul, tune ev'ry string,
In God thy Saviour's praise,
Join with the heav'nly hosts and sing
The highest notes they raise.

2 Tell how the glorious Son of God,
Forsook the realms of bliss,
Descended to our guilty world,
Proclaiming life and peace.

3 Angelic hosts declare his birth,
"Glory to God on high,
"Good will to men and peace on earth!
"Behold the Saviour nigh!

4 "To Bethl'em's city quick repair,"
Th' etherial spirits cry,
"And see the promis'd Saviour there,
"Low in a manger lie.

5 "With humble faith and holy fear
"Go visit Christ your king."
Their heav'nly notes the shepherds hear,
And join the praise they sing.

6 On Jordan's banks th' eternal God
His birth divine declares;
"This is my son!" Lo! on his head
The heav'nly dove appears.

7 Holy his life, his doctrines true;
(How bright the godhead shone!)
Diseases heard and Satan knew,
That what he spake was done.

Part II
Christ's death, resurrection ascension and intercession:

8 Behold the Saviour on the tree,
With arms extended wide!
From death a sinful world to free,
He groan'd, and bled, and dy'd!

9 The sun astonish'd veil'd its face,
When the Creator bled;
His groans the earth and rocks displace,
And wake the sleeping dead.

10 But when th' appointed hour was come,
The sleeping Saviour wakes;
Behold! he rises from the tomb,
And death a captive makes.

11 On the eternal God's right hand
The great Redeemer sits;
Both heav'n and earth to his command
The Father now commits.

12 Our advocate himself he stiles,
The sinner's cause he pleads,
Through him the Father looks and smiles,
While thus he intercedes.

13 Whom once he loves he'll ne'er forget,
His counsels guide them still;
His grace their weary souls will seat
On heav'ns eternal hill.

14 Reviving though! then humble soul,
With courage venture on!
Though earth and hell against thee roll,
In Christ the battle's won.

Text Information

• First Line: Awake, my soul, tune ev'ry string
• Title: Christ's birth, life, death, resurrection, ascension, and intercession
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1799
• Topic: Christ: His death; Christ: His incarnation; Christ: His intecession; Christ: His resurrection

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