Scripture Verse

I bring you good tidings of great joy. Luke 2:10

Introduction

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Robert Lowry (1826–1899)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Roy­al Dia­dem, ed­it­ed by Ro­bert Low­ry & W. How­ard Doane (New York: Big­low & Main, 1873), num­ber 56.

Music: Ro­bert Low­ry (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Lyrics

Glad tid­ings! glad tid­ings! O won­der­ful love!
A mes­sage has come from
Our Fa­ther ab­ove;
’Tis Je­sus who brought it
To young and to old,
A mes­sage of mer­cy
More pre­cious than gold.

Refrain

Glad tid­ings, glad tid­ings!
O won­der­ful, won­der­ful, won­der­ful love!
Glad tid­ings, glad tid­ings!
We hail the glad tid­ings of won­der­ful love.

He saith to the wea­ry, O come un­to Me;
The poor and the low­ly
His glo­ry may see;
He bless­eth the meek
With His soul-cheer­ing voice;
He com­forts the mourn­ers
And bids them re­joice.

Refrain

How hap­py are they who be­lieve in the Lord,
And love the sweet coun­sel
They find in His Word!
Be rea­dy to hear, and
Be swift to ob­ey,
And fol­low His steps
In the bright shin­ing way.

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