Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition
116 Hooper
Words: John Adam Granade, 1807
Music: Arr. Fynnian Titford-Mock, 2024, from Barry Parsons, 2017
Meter: Particular Meter
Copyright: 2025 Sacred Harp Publishing Company
Ye children of Jesus, who’re bound for the kingdom,
Attune all your voices, and help me to sing
Sweet anthems of praises to my loving Jesus,
For He is my Prophet, my Priest, and my King.
When Jesus first found me to hell I was going,
His love did surround me and saved me from ruin;
He kindly embraced me, and sweetly He kissed me,
And taught me aloud His sweet praises to sing.
Why should you go mourning from such a physician,
Who’s able and willing your sickness to cure?
Come to Him believing, though bad your condition;
His Father has promised your ease to ensure.
He brought me to Zion to join the glad voices,
My soul He hath healed, my heart hath rejoiced;
I’ll serve Him and praise Him and always adore Him
Till we meet in heaven, where parting’s no more.
Attune all your voices, and help me to sing
Sweet anthems of praises to my loving Jesus,
For He is my Prophet, my Priest, and my King.
When Jesus first found me to hell I was going,
His love did surround me and saved me from ruin;
He kindly embraced me, and sweetly He kissed me,
And taught me aloud His sweet praises to sing.
Why should you go mourning from such a physician,
Who’s able and willing your sickness to cure?
Come to Him believing, though bad your condition;
His Father has promised your ease to ensure.
He brought me to Zion to join the glad voices,
My soul He hath healed, my heart hath rejoiced;
I’ll serve Him and praise Him and always adore Him
Till we meet in heaven, where parting’s no more.