Saturday, July 12, 2025

Revive us again!

574 Revive Us Again

1 We praise Thee, O God, for the Son of Thy love,
   For Jesus who died and is now gone above.

Refrain:
   Hallelujah, Thine the glory!
   Hallelujah, Amen!
   Hallelujah, Thine the glory!
   Revive us again.

2 We praise Thee, O God, for Thy Spirit of light,
   Who has shown us our Savior and scattered our night. [Refrain]

3 All glory and praise to the Lamb that was slain,
   Who has borne all our sins, and has cleansed ev'ry stain. [Refrain]

4 Revive us again– fill each heart with Thy love;
   May each soul be rekindled with fire from above. [Refrain]
                         William P. Mackay
                         Hymns for the Family of God

<idle musing>
I didn't grow up singing this hymn; it wasn't in any of the hymnbooks that our church used. It wasn't until I was a sophomore in college that I was exposed to it. And I immediately loved it and it's been one of my favorites ever since. Incidentally, it occurs in more than 1200 hymnals.
</idle musing>

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