Hark the glad sound
English west gallery carol. Words: Philip Doddridge (1702–1751) in "Hymns founded on various texts in the Holy Scriptures". Music: Anon 18th-century, from Great Milton, Oxfordshire. In Dave Townsend: Oxfordshire Carols, Serpent Press 2004.
Singers: Katy Lavinia Cooper, Sheena Templeton, Daisy Abbott, Harry Campbell, Rory Haye.
Hark, the glad sound! the Saviour comes,
The Saviour promised long;
Let every heart prepare a throne,
And every voice a song.
He comes the prisoners to release,
In Satan’s bondage held;
The gates of brass before Him burst,
The iron fetters yield.
He comes the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure;
And with the treasures of His grace
To enrich the humble poor.
Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim;
And Heav’n’s eternal arches ring
With Thy belovèd Name.
The Saviour promised long;
Let every heart prepare a throne,
And every voice a song.
He comes the prisoners to release,
In Satan’s bondage held;
The gates of brass before Him burst,
The iron fetters yield.
He comes the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure;
And with the treasures of His grace
To enrich the humble poor.
Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim;
And Heav’n’s eternal arches ring
With Thy belovèd Name.