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 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Johann S. 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.