Like the Sound of Many Waters

Like the sound of many waters
Rolling on through ages long;
In a tide of rapture breaking—
Hark! the mighty choral song!

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Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Let the heav’nly portals ring!
Christ is born, the Prince of glory!
Christ the Lord, our mighty King!

Lo! the Morning Star appeareth,
O’er the world, His beams are cast;
He the Alpha and Omega,
He the Great, the First, the Last.

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Clap your hands with exultation!
Sing aloud, rejoice with mirth,
Peace her silver wing hath folded:
Lo! she comes to dwell on earth!

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Savior, not with costly treasure
Do we gather at Thy throne,
All we have, our hearts we give Thee,
Consecrate them Thine alone.

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Author: Fanny Crosby

Year: 1895

Fanny J. Crosby (also known as Frances Jane Crosby) is the most likely author; the text matches her known Christmas hymn published in the 1890s. Alternate attributions are rare, but some 19th-century collections list it anonymously or under a pseudonym she occasionally used.