Come, Every Pious Heart

Come, every pious heart,
That loves the Savior’s Name,
Your noblest powers exert
To celebrate His fame;
Tell all above, and all below;
That debt of love to Him you owe.

From the dark grave He rose;
The mansions of the dead,
And thence His mighty foes
In glorious triumph led;
Up through the sky the Conqueror rode;
And reigns on High, the Savior God.

Jesus, we ne’er can pay
The debt we owe Thy love;
Yet tell us how we may
Our gratitude approve;
Our hearts, our all to Thee we give;
The gift, though small, Thou wilt receive.

Author: Samuel Stennett

Year: 1787

This hymn is a well-known work by the English Baptist minister and hymn writer Samuel Stennett (1727–1795). It first appeared in his collection Hymns in Commemoration of the Sufferings and Death of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (1787) and is often paired with the tune 'Christmas' by George Frederick Handel.