Hymn
Hark, Hark, My Soul!
Hark! hark, my soul, angelic songs are swelling
O’er earth’s green fields and ocean’s wave-beat shore:
How sweet the truth those blesséd strains are telling
Of that new life when sin shall be no more!
Angels of Jesus, angels of light,
Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night.
Onward we go, for still we hear them singing,
"Come, weary souls, for Jesus bids you come;"
And through the dark, its echoes sweetly ringing,
The music of the Gospel leads us home.
Angels of Jesus, angels of light,
Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night.
Far, far away, like bells at ev'ning pealing,
The voice of Jesus sounds o’er land and sea,
And laden souls by thousands, meekly stealing,
Kind Shepherd, turn their weary steps to Thee.
Angels of Jesus, angels of light,
Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night.
Rest comes at length, though life be long and dreary;
The day must dawn, and darksome night be past;
Faith’s journeys end in welcome to the weary,
And heaven, the heart’s true home, will come at last.
Angels of Jesus, angels of light,
Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night.
Angels, sing on! your faithful watches keeping;
Sing us sweet fragments of the songs above;
Till morning’s joy shall end the night of weeping,
And life’s long shadows break in cloudless love.
Angels of Jesus, angels of light,
Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night.
Hark, Hark, My Soul! — Text from Wartburg Hymnal, 1918. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/hark-hark-my-soul
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Hark, Hark, My Soul?
The words of Hark, Hark, My Soul were written by Frederick William Faber; the version here was published in 1918. The library holds 6 more hymns by Frederick William Faber, including I worship Thee, sweet will of God and O Come and Mourn With Me Awhile.
Is Hark, Hark, My Soul public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Wartburg Hymnal, published in 1918. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Hark, Hark, My Soul?
Hark, Hark, My Soul is in 11.10.11.10 with refrain. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, O Zion, Haste, One Day! and Stepping in the Light.