Friday, September 26, 2008

The Comforter Has Come

O spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found,
Wherever human hearts and human woes abound;
Let ev’ry Christian tongue proclaim the joyful sound:
The Comforter has come!

Refrain

The Comforter has come, the Comforter has come!
The Holy Ghost from Heav’n, the Father’s promise giv’n;
O spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found—
The Comforter has come!

The long, long night is past, the morning breaks at last,
And hushed the dreadful wail and fury of the blast,
As o’er the golden hills the day advances fast!
The Comforter has come!

Refrain

Lo, the great King of kings, with healing in His wings,
To ev’ry captive soul a full deliverance brings;
And through the vacant cells the song of triumph rings;
The Comforter has come!

Refrain

O boundless love divine! How shall this tongue of mine
To wond’ring mortals tell the matchless grace divine—
That I, a child of hell, should in His image shine!
The Comforter has come!

Refrain

Sing till the echoes fly above the vaulted sky,
And all the saints above to all below reply,
In strains of endless love, the song that ne’er will die:
The Comforter has come!

Refrain


This is a hymn that I enjoy singing at church.The Cyber Hymnal link to the tune is here

4 comments:

åslaug abigail said...

"That I, a child of hell, should in His image shine!"

How wonderfully true =)

I don't think I've heard this hymn before. I enjoy reading your blog, though!

åslaug

åslaug abigail said...

Thanks for commenting on my blog =) I'm here for one year. Why were you surprised?

åslaug

Anonymous said...

I love this song. It is so comforting and so true. Thank you for sharing.

I just found your blog (from a referring link to mine) and am very intrigued. It was refreshing to see all the things you link to and wrote about. :)

Blessings!

SuperAngel said...

I really love this song! When I first heard it a couple of years ago, it was so powerful and oddly enough comforting to me!
Great song to choose to share!
Miss Amanda
http://superangelsblog.com