Redeemer
Lord, Enthroned in Heavenly Splendor
- Words:
- George H. Bourne, 1874, alt.
- Music:
- 'Bryn Calfaria' William Owen, 1852.
- Setting:
- "The English Hymnal", 1906.
- Metre:
- 8 7 8 7 Alleluia12 7 7
- 1Lord, enthroned in heav'nly splendor,First begotten from the dead,You alone, our strong Defender,Now lift up Your people's head.Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!Jesus, true and living Bread!Jesus, true and living Bread!
- 2Here our humblest homage pay we,Here in loving reference bow;Here for faith's discernment pray we,Lest we fail to know You now.Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!Thou art here, we ask not how.Thou art here, we ask not how.
- 3Though the lowliest form doth veil TheeAs of old in Bethlehem,Here as there Thine angels hail Thee,Branch and Flow'r of Jesse's stem.Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!We in worship join with them.We in worship join with them.
- 4Paschal Lamb, Your offering finishedOnce for all when You were slain,In its fullness undiminishedShall forevermore remain.Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!Cleansing souls from every stain.Cleansing souls from every stain.
- 5Great High Priest of our profession,Through the veil Thou wentest in,By Thy mighty intercession,Grace and peace for us to win.Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!Jesus, true and living Bread!Jesus, true and living Bread!
- 6Life imparting heavenly Manna,Smitten Rock with streaming side,Heaven and earth with loud hosannaWorship You, the Lamb Who died.Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!Risen, Ascended, Glorified!
Scripture
Topics
In the hymnals
- Written in 1874, the words are in 70 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
- The tune, Bryn Calfaria, is in 148 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. 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.