Our King Immanuel
- Words:
- James Rowe
- Music:
- Samuel W. Beasley
Sheet music
- 1See! the Monarch of monarchsCome in majesty!Let us bow down and worship HimWho doeth all things well;He leads the nations out of sinAnd causes foes to flee:All hail, (All hail our King Immanuel!)Our King Immanuel!O honor His name forever(O honor His name Forever for)For what His grace has done;His mighty love in ev’ry(His mighty love in)Heart should dwell,(Ev’ry heart should always dwell,)
- 2For He is the world’s Redeemer,(For He is the world’s Redeemer, Jehovah’s)Jehovah’s only Son!All hail, (All hail, our King Immanuel!)Our King Immanuel!All hail, (All hail, our King Immanuel!)Our King Immanuel!O honor His name forever(O honor His name Forever for)For what His grace has done;His mighty love in ev’ry(His mighty love in)Heart should dwell,(Ev’ry heart should always dwell,)
- 3Like the waves of the oceanRolls His praise today,For His wonderful love has helpedSo many to excel;He sends the captives, free from chains,All singing on their way:All hail, (All hail our King Immanuel!)Our King Immanuel!O honor His name forever(O honor His name Forever for)For what His grace has done;His mighty love in ev’ry(His mighty love in)Heart should dwell,(Ev’ry heart should always dwell,)
- 4O the joy that will thrill usSome glad day on high,When we see Him in glory, whereCelestial praises swell;Where cherubim and seraphimNow join us when we cry:All hail, (All hail our King Immanuel!)Our King Immanuel!O honor His name forever(O honor His name Forever for)For what His grace has done;His mighty love in ev’ry(His mighty love in)Heart should dwell,(Ev’ry heart should always dwell,)
In the hymnals
- Written in 1915, the words are in 29 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are 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.