Now begin the heavenly theme

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Now begin the heavenly theme is a hymn of unknown authorship, which has been attributed to authors including Martin Madan and John Langford. It was included as hymn 69 in John Rippon's Selection of Hymns.

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Now begin the heavenly theme,
Sing aloud in Jesu's name;
Ye, who Jesu's kindness prove,
Triumph in redeeming love.

Ye, who see the Father's grace
Beaming in the Saviour's face,
As to Canaan on ye move,
Praise and bless redeeming love.

Mourning souls dry up your tears,
Banish all your guilty fears,
See your guilt and curse remove,
Cancell'd by redeeming love.

Ye alas! who long have been
Willing slaves to death and sin,
Now from bliss no longer rove,
Stop and taste redeeming love.

Welcome all, by sin opprest,
Welcome to his sacred rest;
Nothing brought him from above,
Nothing but redeeming love.

When his spirit leads us home,
When we to his glory come,
We shall all the fulness prove
Of our Lord's redeeming love.

He subdu'd th'infernal pow'rs,
Those tremendous foes of ours,
From their cursed empire drove,
Mighty in redeeming love.

Hither, then, your music bring,
Strike aloud each joyful string,
Mortals join the host above,
Join to praise redeeming love.

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