Let others boast their ancient line

General information

'Let others boast their ancient line' is a hymn by Robert Cruttenden: it was included as Hymn 91 in John Rippon's Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors.

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• Thomas Clark — Let others boast their ancient line  English SATB

 

Text and translations

English text

1  Let others boast their ancient line,
In long succession great;
In the proud list let heroes shine,
And monarchs swell the state;
Descended from the King of Kings
Each saint a nobler title sings.

2  Pronounce me, gracious God, thy son,
Own me an heir divine;
I'll pity princes on the throne,
When I can call thee mine:
Sceptres and crowns unenvied rise,
And lose their lustre in mine eyes.

3  Content, obscure, I pass my days,
To all I meet unknown;
And wait till thou thy child shalt raise,
And seat me near thy throne:
No name, no honours here I crave,
Well pleas'd with those beyond the grave.

4  Jesus, my elder brother, lives;
With him I too shall reign;
Nor sin, nor death, while he survives,
Shall make the promise vain:
In him my title stands secure,
And shall, while endless years endure:

5  When he, in robes divinely bright,
Shall once again appear,
Thou, too, my soul, shalt shine in light,
And his full image bear:
Enough! I wait th'appointed day;
Blest Saviour, haste, and come away.

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