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NOW LET EVERY TONGUE ADORE THEE

Scripture Verse

Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. 1 Corinthians 2:9

Introduction

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Philipp Nicolai (1556–1608)

Words: Phi­lipp Ni­co­lai, 1599 (Wach­et auf, ruft uns die Stim­me). Trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by Paul Eng­land (cir­ca 1863–1932). See al­so Wake, Awake, for Night Is Fly­ing.

Music: Wach­et auf Phi­lipp Ni­co­lai. Har­mo­ny by Jo­hann S. Bach, 1731 (🔊 ).

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Johann Bach (1685–1750)

Lyrics

Now let ev­ery tongue ad­ore Thee!
Let men with an­gels sing be­fore Thee!
Let harps and cym­bals now unite!
All Thy gates with pearl are glo­ri­ous,
Where we par­take through faith vic­tor­ious,
With an­gels round Thy throne of light.
No mor­tal eye hath seen, no mor­tal ear hath heard
Such won­drous things;
Therefore with joy our song shall soar
In praise to God for­ev­er­more.