Hymn
The Incarnation
- Writer
- Samuel Medley
Mortals, awake, with angels join,
And chant the solemn lay;
Joy, love, and gratitude combine,
To hail the auspicious day.
In heaven the rapturous song began,
And sweet seraphic fire
Through all the shining legions ran,
And strung and tuned the lyre.
Swift through the vast expanse it flew
And loud the echo rolled;
The theme, the song, the joy, was new,
'Twas more than heaven could hold.
Down through the portals of the sky
The impetuous torrent ran;
And angels flew, with eager joy,
To bear the news to man.
With joy the chorus we repeat,
"Glory to God on high!"
Good-will and peace are now complete,
Through Christ who came to die.
Hail, Prince of life, forever hail!
Redeemer, Brother, Friend!
Though earth, and time, and life shall fail,
Thy praise shall never end.
The Incarnation — Text from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, 1886. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-incarnation-2
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Incarnation?
The words of The Incarnation were written by Samuel Medley; the version here was published in 1886. The library holds 5 more hymns by Samuel Medley, including O could I speak the matchless worth and The Lovingkindness of the Lord.
Is The Incarnation public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1886. 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 meter of The Incarnation?
The Incarnation is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Gospel Feast, Blest is the man, whose softening heart and Lord, it belongs not to my care.