Hark what a sound, and too divine for hearing,
stirs on the earth and trembles in the air!
This is one of my favorite Advent hymns, much beloved at St. Margaret's. We just sang it this week, and once again this year I have a copy in my room for prayer. It speaks to so much in this season, particularly in times where we are in need of hope.
"Surely he cometh..."
"He shall suffice me, for he hath sufficed."
This is the promise of Advent.
Hark what a sound, and too divine for hearing,
stirs on the earth and trembles in the air!
Is it the thunder of the Lord's appearing?
Is it the music of his people's prayer?
Surely he cometh, and a thousand voices
shout to the saints, and to the deaf are dumb;
surely he cometh, and the earth rejoices,
glad in his coming who hath sworn: I come!
This hath he done, and shall we not adore him?
This shall he do, and can we still despair?
Come, let us quickly fling ourselves before him,
cast at his feet the burden of our care.
Through life and death, through sorrow and through sinning,
he shall suffice me, for he hath sufficed:
Christ is the end, for Christ was the beginning,
Christ the beginning, for the end is Christ.*
If you'd like to listen to an arrangement for brass of this hymn tune while meditating on the words, here you are:
*Frederick William Henry Myers, author
tune: Highwood - R.R. Terry, composer
For more on the hymn: https://hymnary.org/text/hark_what_a_sound_and_too_divine_for_hea
to whom I am grateful for the text so I didn't have to type it all out from our sheet music.
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