Behold a humble train


Behold a humble train,
the courts of God draw near;
a Virgin Mother and her Babe
before the Lord appear.

O wondrous, blessèd sight!
To faithful eyes made known,
that lowly Babe--the mighty God,
the Prince of Peace, they own.

And now this temple shines
with glory far more bright
than e'er the former temple saw,
e'en at its greatest height.

The cloud indeed was there,
the symbol of the Lord;
but here the Lord himself appears,
the true, incarnate Word.

Blest Savior, come once more
with power and grace divine;
our hearts thy living temple make,
wholly and ever thine.


Words: Edward Harland (1810-1890)

Music: St. Ethelwald (William Henry Monk 1823-1889)

Meter: SM

Hymnal, Year Number Tunes Other comments
Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1861-1874      
The Anglican Hymn Book, 1868       
The Sarum Hymnal, 1869      
The Church Hymnal, 1871 (Hall & Whiteley) 180 Cambridge  
The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Goodrich & Gilbert) 180 St. Ethelwald  
The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Tucker & Rousseau) 180 St. Helena  
The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Hutchins) 180 Thatcher  
Church Hymns with Tunes, 1874      
Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland), 1874      
Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard, 1875-1924      
A Church of England Hymn Book, 1879      
The Universal Hymn Book, 1885      
The Hymnal Companion, 1890      
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Darlington) 153 Kentucky, Packington  
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Parker) 153 Thatcher  
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Hutchins) 153 Thatcher  
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Tucker & Rousseau) 153 Simeon  
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Helfenstein) 153 Thatcher  
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Messiter) 153 St. George (Gauntlett)  
The Yattendon Hymnal, 1900
     
Church Hymns, New Edition, 1903      
Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Edition, 1904      
The English Hymnal, 1906      
The Book of Common Praise, 1908      
The Hymnal 1916      
Church Hymnal for the Christian Year, 1917 Children's 85 Bethlehem  
Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland), 1919      
Church Hymnal Revised, 1920 (Hutchins)      
The Oxford Hymn Book, 1925      
Songs of Praise, 1925      
Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition, 1931      
The Book of Common Praise, 1938      
The Hymnal 1940      
Hymns Ancient & Modern, Revised, 1950      
The Mirfield Mission Hymn Book, 1955      
Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland), 1960      
Anglican Hymn Book, 1965      
The Hymn Book 1971      
The Australian Hymn Book / With One Voice, 1977      
The Hymnal 1982      
Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard, 1983      
The New English Hymnal, 1985      
Hymns for Today's Church, second edition, 1988      
Church Family Worship, 1988      
Hymns Old & New, New Anglican Edition, 1996      
Common Praise (Anglican Church of Canada), 1998      
Together in Song: The Australian Hymn Book II, 1999      
Sing Glory, 1999      
Complete Mission Praise, 2000      
Common Praise: Hymns Ancient & Modern, 2000      
Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican Edition, 2000      
Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland), 2000      

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