Sing, Ye Faithful, Sing with Gladness!

Sing

ye faith­ful

sing with glad­ness!

Wake your nob­lest

sweet­est strain!

With the praises of your Savi­or

Let His house re­sound again!

Him let all your mu­sic hon­or

And your songs ex­alt His reign!

Sing how He came forth from Heav­en

Bowed Hims­elf to Beth­le­hem’s cave

Stooped to wear the serv­ant’s vest­ure

Bore the pain

the cross

the grave

Passed with­in the gates of dark­ness

Thence His ban­ished ones to save!

So He tast­ed death for all men

He of all man­kind the Head

Sinless One among the sin­ful

Prince of life among the dead;

So He wrought the full re­demp­tion

And the cap­tor cap­tive led.

Now on high

yet ev­er with us

From His Father’s throne

the Son

Rules and guides the world He ran­somed

Till the ap­point­ed work be done

Till He see

re­newed and per­fect

All things ga­thered in­to one.

Day of pro­mised res­ti­tu­tion!

Fruit of all His sor­rows past!

When the crown of His do­min­ion

He be­fore the throne shall cast

And through­out the wide cre­ation

God be all in all at last.