Shout The Glad Tidings

Music: "Avison," adapted from Charles Avison (circa 1710-1770)
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Refrain
Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing,
Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King!

1. Zion, the marvelous story be telling,
The Son of the Highest, how lowly His birth!
The brightest archangel in glory excelling,
He stoops to redeem thee, He reigns upon earth. Refrain

2. Tell how He cometh; from nation to nation
The heart cheering news let the earth echo round;
How free to the faithful He offers salvation,
His people with joy everlasting are crowned.¹ Refrain

3. Mortals, your homage be gratefully bringing,
And sweet let the gladsome hosannas² arise;
Ye angels, the full alleluias³ be singing;
One chorus resound through the earth and the skies.

Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing,
Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King!
Messiah is King! Messiah is King!

Notes:

1. Or: 'How His people with joy everlasting are crown'd.' Return

2. Or: Hosanna. Return

3. Or: Alleluia. Return

Sheet Music from O. Hardwig, ed., The Wartburg Hymnal (Chicago: Wartburg Publishing House, 1918), #114

Sheet Music "Avison" from John Clark Hollister, ed., The Sunday-School Service and Tune Book (New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1863, 1865), #6, pp. 20-1.

Sheet Music "Avison" by Charles Avison from Henry Sloane Coffin and Ambrose White Vernon, eds., Hymns of the Kingdom of God. New York: The A. S. Barnes Company, 1910, #40, p. 76.