The Redeemer shall come to Zion.
Isaiah 59:20
Words: Mary F. Yorke, in The Seed Sower, by A. F. Myers (Toledo, Ohio: Willard W. Whitney, 1897), number 97.
Music: F. D. Jacobs (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Jacobs’ full name, or where to get a good photo of him or Yorke (head-and-shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
He has come, the world’s Redeemer,
Precious gift of Heaven to earth;
Shout aloud the joyful tidings
Of the dear Redeemer’s birth.
Refrain
Praise Him! praise Him!
Shout aloud the joyful tidings;
Praise Him! praise Him!
Christ our Savior now is here.
Let us give Him gladly welcome
To our hearts and homes today;
He for sin has full forgiveness
As we penitently pray.
Refrain
In His hands are wondrous treasures,
Which no other can bestow;
Healing for the brokenhearted,
Sweetest comfort we can know.
Refrain