All My Heart This Night Rejoices - The Hymns and Carols of Christmas
All My Heart This Night Rejoices - The Hymns and Carols of Christmas
All My Heart This Night Rejoices - The Hymns and Carols of Christmas
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<strong>All</strong> <strong>My</strong> <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>This</strong> <strong>Night</strong> <strong>Rejoices</strong><br />
Advent<br />
Let <strong>The</strong> Earth Now Praise <strong>The</strong> Lord<br />
Heinrich Held, 1643<br />
Source: Catherine Winkworth, <strong>The</strong> Chorale Book For Engl<strong>and</strong>, 1863<br />
Let<br />
the earth now praise the Lord,<br />
Who hath truly kept His word,<br />
And the sinner's help <strong>and</strong> Friend<br />
Now at last to us doth send.<br />
What the fathers most desired,<br />
What the prophets' heart inspired,<br />
What they long'd for many a year,<br />
St<strong>and</strong>s fulfill'd in glory here.<br />
Abram's promised great reward,<br />
Zion's Helper, Jacob's Lord;<br />
Him <strong>of</strong> tw<strong>of</strong>old race behold,<br />
Truly come, as long foretold.<br />
Welcome, O my Saviour, now!<br />
Hail! my portion, Lord, art Thou!<br />
Here too in my heart, I pray,<br />
Oh prepare Thyself a way.<br />
Enter, King <strong>of</strong> Glory, in!<br />
Purify the wastes <strong>of</strong> sin<br />
As Thou hast so <strong>of</strong>ten done;<br />
It belongs to <strong>The</strong>e alone.<br />
As Thy coming was in peace,<br />
Noiseless, full <strong>of</strong> gentleness,<br />
Let the same mind dwell in me<br />
That was ever found in <strong>The</strong>e.<br />
Bruise for me the serpent's head,<br />
That, set free from doubt <strong>and</strong> dread,<br />
I may cleave to <strong>The</strong>e in faith,<br />
Safely kept through life <strong>and</strong> death!<br />
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