Redeemer
Jesus, King of Glory
- Words:
- W. Hope Davison, 1880.
- Music:
- 'St. Alban' Franz Joseph Haydn, 1774.
- Setting:
- John Bacchus Dykes, 1868.
- Metre:
- 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5
- 1Jesus, King of glory,throned above the sky,Jesus, tender Savior,hear Thy children cry.Pardon our transgressions,cleanse us from our sin,By Thy Spirit help usheav'nly life to win.Jesus, King of glory,throned above the sky,Jesus, tender Savior,hear Thy children cry.
- 2On this day of gladness,Bending low the kneeIn thine earthly temple,Lord, we worship thee;Celebrate thy goodness,Mercy, grace, and truth,All thy loving guidanceOf our heedless youth.Jesus, King of glory,throned above the sky,Jesus, tender Savior,hear Thy children cry.
- 3For the little childrenWho have come to thee;For the glad, bright spiritsWho thy glory see;For the loved ones restingIn thy dear embrace;For the pure and holyWho behold thy face,Jesus, King of glory,throned above the sky,Jesus, tender Savior,hear Thy children cry.
- 4Help us ever steadfastin the faith to be:In Thy Church's conflictsfighting valiantly.Loving Savior, strengthenthese weak hearts of ours,Through Thy cross to conquercrafty evil powers.Jesus, King of glory,throned above the sky,Jesus, tender Savior,hear Thy children cry.
- 5When the shadows lengthen,show us, Lord, Thy way;Through the darkness lead usto the heav'nly day;When our course is finished,ended all the strife,Grant us, with the faithful,palms and crowns of life.Jesus, King of glory,throned above the sky,Jesus, tender Savior,hear Thy children cry.
- 6For thy faithful servants Who have entered in;For thy fearless soldiers Who have conquered sin;For the countless legions Who have followed thee,Heedless of the danger, On to victory,
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Scripture
Topics
- Aspiration
- Brotherhood
- Children (see also God's Children - the Faithful)
- Church on Earth (Church Militant)
- Conscience
- Cross
- Crown
- Darkness, Spiritual
- Discipleship
- Duty (see also Law)
- Eternal Life
- Example, Christ's
- Following Jesus, In Faith
- Following Jesus, Sanctification
- Forgiveness
- God, As King
- God, Mercy of
- Grace
- Guidance
- Heaven
- Invitation (Faithful's to God)
- Jesus
- Leadership
- Obedience
- Repentance
- Sinners
- Throne (also see God - As King)
- Truth
- Victory
In the hymnals
- The words are in 74 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
- The tune, St. Alban, is in 295 hymnals. The tune →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project (Brian J. Dumont), which places its own work in the public domain. Further sheet music is from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.