Choral Akari Archive

Come, Thou Almighty King

Hymn Information

Folder: Main I, no. 29
Tune used, name: 'Italian Hymn' or 'Moscow' or 'Trinity'
Composer: Giardini, Felice (1716–1796); composed in 1769
Lyricist: anonymous; written circa 1757
Source used for representative text: from hymnary.org, One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism: an African American ecumenical hymnal #577

Resources and Audios

Sheet music, project file and MIDI:

Audio files (separate parts for Lead, Accompaniment I, Accompaniment II and Bass):

Audio file (all parts combined):

Representative Text

1
Come, Thou Almighty King,
help us Thy name to sing;
help us to praise:
Father, all glorious,
o'er all victorious,
come, and reign over us,
Ancient of Days.

2
Come, Thou Incarnate Word,
gird on Thy mighty sword,
our pray'r attend:
come, and Thy people bless,
and give Thy Word success:
Spirit of holiness,
on us descend.

3
Come, Holy Comforter,
Thy sacred witness bear
in this glad hour:
Thou who almighty art,
now rule in every heart,
and ne'er from us depart,
Spirit of pow'r.

4
To the great One-in-Three,
eternal praises be
hence, evermore.
His sov'reign majesty
may we in glory see,
and to eternity
love and adore!