1 Come, let us tune our loftiest song
And raise to Christ our joyful strain;
Worship and thanks to Him belong,
Who reigns and shall forever reign.
2 His sovereign power our bodies made;
Our souls are His immortal breath;
And when His creatures sinned, He bled,
To save us from eternal death.
3 Burn every breast with Jesus’ love;
Bound every heart with rapturous joy;
And saints on earth, with saints above,
Your voices in His praise employ.
4 Extol the Lamb with loftiest song;
Prolong for Him your cheerful strain;
Worship and thanks to Him belong,
Who reigns and shall forever reign.
Robert A. West
The Methodist Hymnal 1964 edition
<idle musing>
Not a very popular hymn, only occurring in about 60 hymnals. I don't recall ever singing it. The author also was on the committee that produced the first American Methodist hymnal.
</idle musing>
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