Words: 15th Cen­tu­ry Dan­ish hymn, au­thor un­known (Fryd dig, du Kris­ti Brud); ap­peared in a hymn­al by A. R. Gry­den­rup in 1632. Trans­lat­ed from Dan­ish to Swed­ish by , 1819, and from Swed­ish to Eng­lish by , 1899.

Music: Auf Mein­en Lieb­en Gott, sec­u­lar mel­o­dy; ap­peared in Schöne Kurz­weil­ige Tetusche Lieder, by , 1574. B. Ge­si­us used this as a sac­red mel­o­dy in 1605. Al­ter­nate tune:


O Bride of Christ, rejoice!
Exultant raise thy voice
To hail the day of glory,
Foretold in sacred story.

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Hosanna, praise and glory,
Our King, we bow before Thee.

Let shouts of gladness rise
Triumphant to the skies.
Here comes the King most glorious
To reign o’er all victorious

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He wears no kingly crown
Yet as a king He’s known;
Though not arrayed in splendor,
He still makes death surrender.

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The weak and timid find
How meek He is and kind;
To them He gives a treasure
Of bliss beyond all measure.

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Thy heart now open wide,
Bid Christ with thee abide;
He graciously will hear thee,
And be forever near thee.

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Then go thy Lord to meet;
Strew palm leaves at His feet;
Thy garments spread before Him
And honor and adore Him.

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E’en babes with one accord
With thee shall praise the Lord,
And every gentile nation
Respond with exultation.

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