Now let us join with hearts and tongues
And emulate the angels’ songs;
Yea
sinners may address their king
In songs that angels cannot sing.
They praise the Lamb who once was slain
But we can add a higher strain;
Not only say
He suffered thus
But that He suffered all for us.
When angels by transgression fell
Justice consigned them all to hell;
But mercy formed a wondrous plan
To save and honor fallen man.
Jesus
who passed the angels by
Assumed our flesh to bleed and die;
And still He makes it His abode
As man
He fills the throne of God.
Our next of kin
our brother now
Is He to whom the angels bow;
They join with us to praise His name
But we the nearest interest claim.
But ah! how faint our praises rise!
Sure
’tis the wonder of the skies;
That we
who share His richest love
So cold and unconcerned should prove.
O glorious hour
it comes with speed!
When we from sin and darkness freed
Shall see the God who died for man
And praise Him more than angels can.