The hymn Hark! the Glad Sound, arranged for twelve handbells, anticipates the Savior’s coming. It speaks of the triumphant kingdom He will establish, and is suitable for Advent or Palm Sunday.
Hark, the glad sound! The Savior comes, the Savior promised long!
Let every heart prepare a throne, and every voice a song.
He comes the pris’ners to release, in Satan’s bondage held;
the gates of brass before Him burst, the iron fetters yield.
He comes the broken heart to bind, the bleeding soul to cure,
and with the riches of His grace, to enrich the humbled poor.
Our glad Hosannas, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim;
and heav’n’s eternal arches ring, with Thy beloved Name.
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