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Poem
April 16, 1836
New Hampshire Statesman And State Journal
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A religious hymn depicting the immense joy among angels and heavenly hosts over the salvation of a sinner's soul, greater than at creation or Christ's incarnation, promising eternal glory through Jesus.
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POETRY:
FROM THE RELIGIOUS SOUVENIR, FOR 1836.
THE JOY OF ANGELS.
There's joy before the face of God,
While from the eternal throne,
Unwonted rapture streams abroad,—
And o'er all heaven hath shone.
The seraphim to cherubim
With glad responses call,
And loud rejoicings with harp and hymn,
Angels, archangels, all.
And loftily the choral strain
Swells through the skies around;
Soul once dead now lives again—
A sinner lost is found.
Not such their joy, when o'er the birth
Of glorious world they sung,
Or when the Almighty rolled the earth,
The tuneful spheres among.
Not such they hailed the starry sign,
When Bethlehem's lowly king,
Did round his majesty divine,
Man's humbler nature fling:
Before Jehovah's burning breath,
Those orbs shall pass away:
And Jesus stoop'd to shame and death,
When he assumed our clay.
But while eternity shall roll
Its ceaseless years for aye,
Shall shine that new created soul
With ever waxing ray.
And Jesus, to his blood-bought throne,
Shall lift his chosen high,
Radiant in glory all his own,
The jewels of the sky.
FROM THE RELIGIOUS SOUVENIR, FOR 1836.
THE JOY OF ANGELS.
There's joy before the face of God,
While from the eternal throne,
Unwonted rapture streams abroad,—
And o'er all heaven hath shone.
The seraphim to cherubim
With glad responses call,
And loud rejoicings with harp and hymn,
Angels, archangels, all.
And loftily the choral strain
Swells through the skies around;
Soul once dead now lives again—
A sinner lost is found.
Not such their joy, when o'er the birth
Of glorious world they sung,
Or when the Almighty rolled the earth,
The tuneful spheres among.
Not such they hailed the starry sign,
When Bethlehem's lowly king,
Did round his majesty divine,
Man's humbler nature fling:
Before Jehovah's burning breath,
Those orbs shall pass away:
And Jesus stoop'd to shame and death,
When he assumed our clay.
But while eternity shall roll
Its ceaseless years for aye,
Shall shine that new created soul
With ever waxing ray.
And Jesus, to his blood-bought throne,
Shall lift his chosen high,
Radiant in glory all his own,
The jewels of the sky.
What sub-type of article is it?
Hymn
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Angels Joy
Sinner Salvation
Heavenly Rapture
Eternal Glory
Christ Incarnation
Poem Details
Title
The Joy Of Angels.
Subject
Joy Of Angels Over A Sinner's Salvation
Key Lines
Soul Once Dead Now Lives Again—
A Sinner Lost Is Found.
Not Such Their Joy, When O'er The Birth
Of Glorious World They Sung,
And Jesus, To His Blood Bought Throne,
Shall Lift His Chosen High,