Mortals Awake! With Angels Join
Author: Samuel Medley
Composer: John Rippon
Languages (2)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- English: Mortals Awake! With Angels Join
- Spanish: Están de dulce cancion
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Most common tunes for “Mortals Awake! With Angels Join”
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Appearances of “Mortals Awake! With Angels Join” over time
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1835 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Sacred Hymns (Kirtland Hymnal) (1835), no. 77.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Mortals, awake! with angels join, And chant the solemn lay; Love, joy and gratitude combine, To hail th’ auspicious day.
2. In heaven the rapturous song began, And sweet seraphic fire Through all the shining legions ran, And swept the sounding lyre.
3. The theme, the song, the joy was new To each angelic tongue; Swift through the realms of light it flew, And loud the echo rung.
4. Down through the portals of the sky The pealing anthems ran, And angels flew with eager joy To bear the news to man.
5. Hark! the cherubic armies shout, And glory leads the song; Peace and salvation swell the note Of all the heavenly throng.
6. With joy the chorus we’ll repeat— “Glory to God on high; Good-will and peace are now complete; Jesus was born to die.”
7. Hail, Prince of Life, forever hail, Redeemer, Brother, Friend! Though earth and time and life should fail, Thy praise shall never end.