Come, children, let your voices rise

Come, children, let your voices rise

Author: William Hunter
Tune: MERRILL (Merrill)
Published in 5 hymnals

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Teachers
1 Come, children, let your voices rise
To him who stoops to hear your cries:
To-day is born your heavenly King--
Lift up your voices--children, sing.

Boys
2 Come, sisters, join your tuneful tongues,
Responsive to our humble songs;
Come, and your sweeter anthems bring
To praise him better--sister, sing.

Girls
3 Brothers, we come with cheerful hearts,
In this glad song to bear our parts;
Let both unite to sing his praise,
And willing honours jointly raise.

Children
4 Our gifts of gold we cannot bring
An offering unto Zion's King:
Instruct us, teachers, how to gain
The favours of his coming reign.

Teachers
5 Dear children, he whose grace you share,
Does not for such vain honours care:
Your hearts to gold, will he prefer--
Your love, to frankincense and myrrh.

All
6 Saviour of all, our voices blend,
And upward to thy throne ascend,
While low our bodies humbly bow,
Oh! bless us Saviour--bless us now.

Source: The Minstrel of Zion: a book of religious songs, accompanied with appropriate music, chiefly original #112

Author: William Hunter

Hunter, William, D.D, son of John Hunter, was born near Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, May 26, 1811. He removed to America in 1817, and entered Madison College in 1830. For some time he edited the Conference Journal, and the Christian Advocate. In 1855 he was appointed Professor of Hebrew in Alleghany College: and subsequently Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Alliance, Stark Country, Ohio. He died in 1877. He edited Minstrel of Zion, 1845; Select Melodies, 1851; and Songs of Devotion, 1859. His hymns, over 125 in all, appeared in these works. Some of these have been translated into various Indian languages. The best known are :— 1. A home in heaven; what a joyful thought. Heaven a Home. From his Minstrel of Zion, 1… Go to person page >

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First Line: Come, children, let your voices rise
Author: William Hunter
Copyright: Public Domain

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