Scripture Verse

I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him. Zechariah 12:10

Introduction

Words: James Ed­mes­ton, 1846.

Music: St. Ber­nard (Ri­chard­son), Toch­ter Si­on (Co­logne, Ger­ma­ny: 1741). Ar­ranged by John Ri­chard­son (1816–1879) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Ed­mes­ton or Ri­chard­son (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

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David Playing the Harp
Jan de Bray (1627–1697)

Wake, harp of Zi­on, wake again,
Upon thine an­cient hill,
On Jor­dan’s long de­sert­ed plain,
By Ked­ron’s low­ly rill.

The hymn shall yet in Zi­on swell,
That sounds Mes­si­ah’s praise,
And thy loved name, Em­ma­nu­el,
As once in an­cient days.

For Is­ra­el yet shall own her king,
For her sal­va­tion waits,
And hill and dale shall sweet­ly sing,
With praise in all her gates.

O hast­en, Lord, these pro­mised days,
When Is­ra­el shall re­joice,
And Jew and Gen­tile join in praise,
With one unit­ed voice!