Hymn
O how divine how sweet the joy
Oh, how divine, how sweet the joy,
When but one sinner turns,
And with an humble, broken heart,
His sins and errors mourns.
Pleased with the news, the saints below
In songs their tongues employ;
Beyond the skies the tidings go,
And heaven is filled with joy.
Nor angels can their joys contain,
But kindle with new fire;
The sinner lost is found, they sing,
And strike the sounding lyre.
O how divine how sweet the joy — Text from The Voice of Praise, 1873. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-how-divine-how-sweet-the-joy
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Who wrote O how divine how sweet the joy?
The words of O how divine how sweet the joy were written by John Needham; the version here was published in 1873. The library holds 3 more hymns by John Needham, including Awake, My Tongue and Rise, O my soul, pursue the path.
Is O how divine how sweet the joy public domain?
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What is the metre of O how divine how sweet the joy?
O how divine how sweet the joy is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Indwelling Sin Lamented, Submissive Resignation and Again the Lord of Light and Life.