Scripture Verse

I…heard the voice of many angels…ten thousand times ten thousand. Revelation 5:11

Introduction

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Wilhelm A. Wexels
(1797–1866)

Words: Wil­helm A. Wex­els, 1846 (O taenk naar en­gag samles skal). Writ­ten for the ge­ne­ral con­ven­tion of the Nor­we­gian Mis­sion So­ci­ety, July 1846. Trans­lat­ed to Eng­lish by George A. T. Rygh (1860–1942).

Music: Lobt Gott ihr Chris­ten Ni­ko­laus Her­mann, 1554 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Rygh (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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Nikolaus Hermann
(1500–1561)

Lyrics

O hap­py day when we shall stand
Amid the hea­ven­ly throng,
And sing with hosts from ev­ery land
The new ce­les­tial song,
The new ce­les­tial song.

O bless­èd day from far and near
The ser­vants of the Lord
Shall meet His ran­somed child­ren there
Who heard God’s sav­ing Word,
Who heard God’s sav­ing Word.

O what a mighty, rush­ing flood
Of love with­out sur­cease
Shall surge about the throne of God
In joy and end­less peace,
In joy and end­less peace!

Lord, may Thy boun­te­ous grace in­spire
Our hearts to watch and pray,
That we may join the hea­ven­ly choir
Upon that glo­ri­ous day,
Upon that glo­ri­ous day.