Scripture Verse

The angel said unto her…Thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call His name Jesus. Luke 1:30–31

Introduction

Words: Al­ice J. Clea­tor, in Up­lift­ed Voic­es, ed­it­ed by Ad­am Gei­bel & R. Frank Leh­man (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Ad­am Gei­bel Mu­sic, 1901), num­ber 168.

Music: Ad­am Gei­bel (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Clea­tor (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Adam Geibel (1855–1933)

Lyrics

O ci­ty of Da­vid, arouse from rest,
From slum­ber and dream­ing arise!
Messiah long pro­mised is now thy guest,
Come, join in the song of the skies!

Refrain

His name shall be called Je­sus,
Redeemer, Im­ma­nu­el;
His name shall be called Je­sus,
His pow­er the world shall win;
His name shall be called Je­sus,
Redeemer, Im­ma­nu­el;
His name shall be called Je­sus,
For He shall save from sin.

O city of Da­vid, awake! Re­joice!
A Sav­ior to thee has been giv’n;
Come wel­come His pre­sence with heart and voice,
Come, join in the glad­ness of Heav’n.

Refrain

O city of Da­vid, awake, awake,
Behold all the skies are alight;
The gate­ways of Hea­ven are swung ajar,
Joy comes to the world this glad night.

Refrain