Hymn
Now let our mourning [drooping] hearts revive
Now let our drooping hearts revive,
And let our tears be dry:
Why should those eyes be drown'd in grief,
Which view a Saviour nigh?
Though earthly shepherds dwell in dust,
The aged and the young;
The watchful eye in darkness clos'd,
And mute th’instructive tongue:
Th'Eternal Shepherd still survives,
New comfort to impart;
His hand still guides us, and his voice
Still animates our heart.
The pow'rs of nature, Lord! are thine,
And thine the aids of grace;
Thine arm has borne thy churches up,
Through ev'ry rising race.
Exert thy sacred influence here;
Thy mourning servants bless;
O change to strains of cheerful praise
Their accents of distress.
Now let our mourning [drooping] hearts revive — Text from Hymns, Selected and Original, 1828. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/now-let-our-mourning-drooping-hearts-revive
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Who wrote Now let our mourning [drooping] hearts revive?
The words of Now let our mourning [drooping] hearts revive were written by Philip Doddridge; the version here was published in 1828. The library holds 55 more hymns by Philip Doddridge, including The Swift Declining Day and Grieving For the Transgressors.
Is Now let our mourning [drooping] hearts revive public domain?
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