Rejoice! rejoice, believers (Anonymous)

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• (Posted 2022-01-02)  CPDL #67338:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2022-01-02).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 51 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn with harmony and underlaid words in the version published in The Hymnal 1982

• (Posted 2022-01-02)  CPDL #67337:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2022-01-02).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 137 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn in the version published in The Hymnal 1982, melody with words

General Information

Title: Rejoice! rejoice, believers
Composer: Anonymous
Tune: Llangloffan
Lyricist: Laurentius Laurenti^{create page}

Translation by Sarah Laurie Borthwick Findlater

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn   Meter: 76. 76. D

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella or keyboard

First published:
Description: Melody from Hymnau a Thonau er Gwasanaeth yr Eglwys yng Nghymru (1865). A descant to the hymn can be found here.

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• https://embassysingers.de/scores/hymns.html

Original text and translations

English text

Rejoice! rejoice, believers,
and let your lights appear!
The evening is advancing,
and darker night is near.
The Bridegroom is arising,
and soon he will draw nigh;
up, watch in expectation!
at midnight comes the cry.

See that your lamps are burning,
replenish them with oil;
look now for your salvation,
the end of sin and toil.
The marriage-feast is waiting,
the gates wide open stand;
rise up, ye heirs of glory,
the Bridegroom is at hand!

Our hope and expectation,
O Jesus, now appear;
arise, thou Sun so longed for,
above this darkened sphere!
With hearts and hands uplifted,
we plead, O Lord, to see
the day of earth’s redemption,
and ever be with thee!