Scripture Verse

Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Psalm 95:1

Introduction

Words: From Tate & Bra­dy’s New Ver­sion, 1696.

Music: Herr Je­su Christ Can­tio­nale Ger­ma­ni­cum (Dres­den, Ger­ma­ny: 1628) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Tate or Bra­dy (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

O come, loud an­thems let us sing,
Loud thanks to our al­migh­ty king;
For we our voic­es high should raise,
When our sal­va­tion’s rock we praise.

Into His pre­sence let us haste,
To thank Him for His fa­vors past;
To Him ad­dress, in joy­ful songs,
The praise that to His name be­longs.

The depths of earth are in His hand,
Her sec­ret wealth at His com­mand;
The strength of hills that reach the skies,
Subjected to His em­pire lies.

O let us to His courts re­pair,
And bow with ado­ra­tion there;
Down on our knees, de­vout­ly all,
Before the Lord, our mak­er, fall.