Classic Christian Hymns · Public-domain text

O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

Charles Wesley · 1739

Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems

Stanza 1

O for a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer's praise
The glories of my God and King
The triumphs of his grace

Stanza 2

My gracious Master and my God
Assist me to proclaim
To spread through all the earth abroad
The honors of thy name

Stanza 3

Jesus, the name that charms our fears
That bids our sorrows cease
'Tis music in the sinner's ears
'Tis life, and health, and peace

Stanza 4

He breaks the power of canceled sin
He sets the prisoner free
His blood can make the foulest clean
His blood availed for me

Stanza 5

He speaks, and listening to his voice
New life the dead receive
The mournful, broken hearts rejoice
The humble poor believe

Stanza 6

Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb
Your loosened tongues employ
Ye blind, behold your Savior come
And leap, ye lame, for joy

Stanza 7

Glory to God, and praise and love
Be ever, ever given
By saints below and saints above
The Church in earth and heaven