Come, ye that love the Savior’s name

Come, ye that love the Savior’s name. Anne Steele* (1716-1778).  This was Hymn CXXVI in John Ash* and Caleb Evans*s Collection of Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (Bristol, 1769). It was entitled ‘The King of Saints’ and attributed to ‘T.’, for Theodosia, the name chosen by Steele for her hymns. It had eight stanzas:  Come, ye that love the Savior’s Name,  And joy to make it known; The Sovereign of your Hearts proclaim,  And bow before His Throne.  Behold your King, your Savior crown’d  With Glories all divine; And tell the wondering Nations round  How bright those Glories shine.  While Majesty’s effulgent Blaze Surrounds His awful Brow; E’en Angels tremble, as they gaze, And veil’d,...

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