(alt.

) 247 Come, Ye Faithful, Raise The Strain

Tune: (alternate harmonization) AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM (76 76D)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Come,
ye
'Tis
the
Now
the
Nei - ther
Al - le

God
and
with
nor
who

hath
from
the
the
tri

from
the
to
to
le

raise the strain

souls
to - day:
sea - sons, bright
gates
death,
of
now
cry
we

his
brought
days'
three
roy - al
watch - ers,
um - phant

of
Christ
with
nor
to

tri
hath
the
the
our

to
a
its
thee
the

joy from
sun hath
joy
to
as
a
tomb's dark

ful,
of
of
the
ia

loosed
all
comes
but
al

faith spring
queen
might
lu -

Is sleep
feast
nor
burst

ra
in
of
the
the

el
death
feasts,
seal
bars

in
as
comes
hold
of

Ja
long
who
thou
God

led
un - mois - tened
them with
from
light,
to
whom we
his
wel - comes in
un - wea - ried
that
ev - er thy peace which
al - le - lu - ia
yet
a -

foot
give
strains
more
gain

ter yoke
our sins,
sa - lem,
the twelve
the Son

Pha - roah's bit win - ter

of
glad
Je - ru day
a - midst
lu - ia, with

Text: St. John Damascene ( c. 750)

through
laud
Je
pas
to

um - phant
burst his
of
day
tomb's dark
King Im

cob's
and
with
didst
the

sons
dark,
true
stand,
Fa

and
is
af
be
ther

ness!
on,
dor,
tal,
tal,

ness:
en;
der;
tal:
tal;

Red
Sea
praise un
res - ur
hu - man
Spir - it

sad
ris
ren
mor
por

the
and
sus'
seth
the

glad
pris
splen
por
mor

daugh
fly
fec
stow
prais

ters,
ing
tion
ing
ing;

wa
dy
rec
know
rais

ters.
ing.
tion.
ing.
ing.

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