Sunday, January 8, 2012

Arise and hail the happy day / Thomas Clark

SOURCE - CPDL 
FOR - SATB and Basso Continuo

Arise and hail the happy day,
Cast all low cares of life away,
And thought of meaner things:
This day to cure our deadly woes
The sun of righteousness arose,
With healing in his wings.

If angels on that happy morn
The Saviour of the world was born,
Pour'd forth their joyful song;
Much more should we of human race
Adore the wonders of his grace,
To whom that grace belongs.

O then let heav'n and earth rejoice,
Let ev'ry creature join his voice
To hymn the happy day,
When Satan's empire vanquish'd fell
And all the pow'rs of death and hell
Confess'd his sov'reign sway.

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