Hark! the glad sound! the Savior comes...

Hark! the glad sound! the Savior comes,

The Savior promised long:

Let every heart prepare a throne,

And every voice a song.

He comes the prisoners to release

In Satan's bondage held;

The gates of brass before him burst,

The iron fetters yield.

He comes, the broken heart to bind,

The bleeding soul to cure;

And with the treasures of his grace

To enrich the humble poor.

Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,

Thy welcome shall proclaim;

And heaven's eternal arches ring

With thy beloved Name.

-Philip Doddridge image