{"id":17790,"date":"2023-01-29T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandywinebooks.net\/?p=17790"},"modified":"2023-01-28T20:07:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T01:07:46","slug":"sunday-singing-tis-the-church-triumphant-singing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandywinebooks.net\/?p=17790","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Singing: Tis the Church Triumphant Singing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#039;Tis the Church Triumphant Singing (Ar Hyd Y Nos arr. John Ferguson)\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iH5CKvYCzyk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Tis the Church Triumphant Singing&#8221; performed in Boe Memorial Chapel, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">English Calvinist John Kent (1766-1843) wrote this hymn of praise to our eternal God with the imagery of Revelation. It was published in 1803. The tune is traditional Welsh. &#8220;As a working shipwright his opportunities for acquiring the education and polish necessary for the production of refined verse were naturally limited,&#8221; notes <em><a href=\"https:\/\/hymnary.org\/person\/Kent_John\">The Dictionary of Hymnology<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. &#8216;Tis the church triumphant singing,<br>Worthy the Lamb!<br>Heav&#8217;n thro&#8217;out with praises ringing,<br>Worthy the Lamb!<br>Thrones and pow&#8217;rs before Him bending,<br>Odors sweet with voice ascending<br>Swell the chorus never ending,<br>Worthy the Lamb!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Ev&#8217;ry kindred, tongue and nation&#8211;<br>Worthy the Lamb!<br>Join to sing the great salvation;<br>Worthy the Lamb!<br>Loud as mighty thunders roaring,<br>Floods of mighty waters pouring,<br>Prostrate at his feet adoring,<br>Worthy the Lamb!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Harps and songs forever sounding<br>Worthy the Lamb!<br>Mighty grace o&#8217;er sin abounding,<br>Worthy the Lamb!<br>By His blood he dearly bought us;<br>Wand&#8217;ring from the fold He sought us;<br>And to glory safely brought us:<br>Worthy the Lamb!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. Sing with blest anticipation,<br>Worthy the Lamb!<br>Thro&#8217; the vale of tribulation,<br>Worthy the Lamb!<br>Sweetest notes, all notes excelling,<br>On the theme forever dwelling,<br>Still untold, tho&#8217; ever telling,<br>Worthy the Lamb!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English Calvinist John Kent (1766-1843) wrote this hymn of praise to our eternal God with the imagery of Revelation. It was published in 1803. 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