Si­me­on

The phrase "Si­me­on" resonates through 9 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

Si­me­on· 9 hymns found
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And wait with ear­nest mind,
And wait with ear­nest mind
Her humble of­fer­ings.
In the tem­ple, who is He,
And, filled with ho­ly joy,
To hearts for long years lone,
His mer­cy and His truth.
Lead us on­ward to the Lord.
The bless­èd vir­gin’s hymn of praise,

Si­me­on

His Sav­ior God to find.
His God and Lord to find.
His Lord, so long de­sired,
Happy saint, he pays his vow,
Takes up the pro­mised Child,
Their star of child­hood, joy of age,
When Je­sus calls us home
Waiting long, wait­ing long,
O hap­py saint! whose sac­red page,

Light of the Gentile Nations

lyricist: Johann Franck, 1674
Composer: Johann Crüger, 1653
Hymn 1

...And wait with ear­nest mind,

As Si­me­on once had wait­ed

His Sav­ior God to find....

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And wait with ear­nest mind,

As Si­me­on once had wait­ed

His Sav­ior God to find.

Light of the Gentile Nations

Thou Light of Gentile Nations

lyricist: Johann Franck, 1674
Composer: Melchior Teschner, 1613
Hymn 2

...And wait with ear­nest mind

As Si­me­on once had wait­ed

His God and Lord to find....

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And wait with ear­nest mind

As Si­me­on once had wait­ed

His God and Lord to find.

Thou Light of Gentile Nations

O Zion, Open Wide Thy Gates

lyricist: Jean de Santeuil, 1680
Composer: William Tans’ur, 1734
Hymn 3

...Her humble of­fer­ings.

The ag­èd Si­me­on sees at last

His Lord, so long de­sired,...

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Her humble of­fer­ings.

The ag­èd Si­me­on sees at last

His Lord, so long de­sired,

O Zion, Open Wide Thy Gates

Who Is This in Bethlehem’s Town?

lyricist: William Newton, 1897
Composer: John Dykes, 1862
Hymn 4

...In the tem­ple, who is He,

Agèd Si­me­on longs to see?

Happy saint, he pays his vow,...

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In the tem­ple, who is He,

Agèd Si­me­on longs to see?

Happy saint, he pays his vow,

Who Is This in Bethlehem’s Town?

Hail to the Lord Who Comes

lyricist: John Ellerton, 1880
Composer: Francis Champneys, 1889
Hymn 5

...And, filled with ho­ly joy,

Old Si­me­on in his hands

Takes up the pro­mised Child,...

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And, filled with ho­ly joy,

Old Si­me­on in his hands

Takes up the pro­mised Child,

Hail to the Lord Who Comes

A Little Child Is Born Tonight

Composer: Arthur Brown, before 1917
Hymn 6

...To hearts for long years lone,

To An­na, wi­dow, Si­me­on, sage

Their star of child­hood, joy of age,...

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To hearts for long years lone,

To An­na, wi­dow, Si­me­on, sage

Their star of child­hood, joy of age,

A Little Child Is Born Tonight

Beneath the Tyrant Satan’s Yoke

lyricist: John Newton, 1779
Composer: Es­te’s Psal­ter, 1592
Hymn 7

...His mer­cy and His truth.

Like Si­me­on, we shall glad­ly go,

When Je­sus calls us home...

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His mer­cy and His truth.

Like Si­me­on, we shall glad­ly go,

When Je­sus calls us home

Beneath the Tyrant Satan’s Yoke

Angels from Their Home in Glory

lyricist: Thomas Weddle, 1878
Composer: M. A. Rublee
Hymn 8

...Lead us on­ward to the Lord.

Patient Si­me­on, old and hoa­ry,

Waiting long, wait­ing long,...

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Lead us on­ward to the Lord.

Patient Si­me­on, old and hoa­ry,

Waiting long, wait­ing long,

Angels from Their Home in Glory

What Thanks and Praise to Thee We Owe

lyricist: William MacLagan, 1875
Composer: Thomas Turton, 1844
Hymn 9

...The bless­èd vir­gin’s hymn of praise,

The ag­èd Si­me­on’s words of peace.

O hap­py saint! whose sac­red page,...

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The bless­èd vir­gin’s hymn of praise,

The ag­èd Si­me­on’s words of peace.

O hap­py saint! whose sac­red page,

What Thanks and Praise to Thee We Owe

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