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Weeping We Hold Him Fast

from Here is Joy by Hope College Worship

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Words: Christina Rossetti, "Advent"
Music: This Endris Night, 15th Century English Carol Tune
featuring vocals by Anna Gabhart, Harp by Abbie Harlowe (Hope, '15)

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Weeping we hold Him fast Who wept
For us,—we hold Him fast;
And will not let Him go except
He bless us first or last.

There no more parting, no more pain,
The distant ones brought near,
The lost so long are found again,
Long lost but longer dear:

Eye hath not seen, nor ear hath heard
Nor heart conceived that rest,
With them our good things long deferred,
With Jesus Christ our Best.
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We weep because the night is long,
We laugh, for day shall rise,
We sing a slow contented song
And knock at Paradise.

"Watchman, what of the night?" we cry,
Heart-sick with hope deferred:
"No speaking signs are in the sky,"
Is still the watchman's word.

Weeping we hold Him fast Who wept
For us,—we hold Him fast;
And will not let Him go except
He bless us first or last.

credits

from Here is Joy, released December 13, 2020
featuring:
Vocals: Anna Gabhart,'12
Harp by Abbie Harlowe ('15)

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Hope College Worship Holland, Michigan

A collection of albums released by Hope College Campus Ministries that record the work of God through music and worship -
mostly recorded live in Dimnent Chapel.

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