Hymns · 1762

Father, now to Israel raise

Details

Hymnal / album Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures, Vol. 2

Publisher Farley

Copyright Public Domain (Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. The publication year, if correct, suggests that this work may be in public domain in the U.S..)

Notes Originally titled “David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd.”—[Ezek.] xxxvii. 24. Introduced in Charles Wesley, Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures, Vol. 2 (Bristol: Farley, 1762). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 10 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1870), page 63.

Scripture connections

References

Verses this song directly draws from

Ezekiel 37:24 Micah 34:23-24 John 10:11-14

Allusions

Verses this song echoes or alludes to

I Samuel 7:12-16 Psalm 132:11-12 Luke 1:69 I Timothy 2:5-6 Hebrews 9:12-14 I Peter 1:18-19 Revelation 5:9

Lyrics

Father, now to Israel raise
Thy servant and thy Son, (Luke 1:69)
Christ our heavenly David place (I Sam. 7:12-16)
On his terrestrial throne: (Ezek. 37:24, Ezek. 34:23-24, Ps. 132:11-12)
Found of Christ, the shepherd good, (Ezek. 37:24, John 10:11-14)
Let every wand’ring sinner find
Him, who ransom’d with his blood (Heb. 9:12-14, I Pet. 1:18-19, Rev. 5:9)
The souls of all mankind. (II Tim. 2:5-6)