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We praise Thee, O God!
For the Son of Thy love,
For Jesus Who died,
And is now gone above.
Refrain
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Hallelujah! Amen.
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Revive us again.
We praise Thee, O God!
For Thy Spirit of light,
Who hath shown us our Savior,
And scattered our night.
Refrain
All glory and praise
To the Lamb that was slain,
Who hath borne all our sins,
And hath cleansed every stain.
Refrain
All glory and praise
To the God of all grace,
Who hast brought us, and sought us,
And guided our ways.
Refrain
Revive us again;
Fill each heart with Thy love;
May each soul be rekindled
With fire from above.
Refrain
Story:
Cliff Barrows of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association reports—
“Revive Us Again” is a gospel song that we have used in almost every
evangelistic crusade since 1946.
When we sing it, we often revert to the ancient practice of antiphony
which was common in the performance of the Hebrew psalms.
In the refrain, the audience on one side of the auditorium or stadium
will sing “Hallelujah!” and those on the other side will echo “Thine
the glory, and so on until the final phrase “revive us again,” which
we sing in unison.
Sometimes we have sung the hymn responsively over long distances.
In our final meeting in Sydney, Australia, in 1959, the first phrase
was sung by 80,000 people in the Royal Agriculture Society’s
Showground. They were answered by 70,000 people in the Cricket Ground,
almost two blocks away. In 1955, by use of a telephone in relay, the
folk in Bangor, North Wales responded to the audience in Glasgow,
Scotland.
Bible Verses
Psalm 85:6
- Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?
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