// Mup 7.2 arkkra.com // The hymn produced by this source code is believed to be // in the Public Domain in the United States of America. // This source code is donated to the public domain. // Hymn Source: // The Voice of Thanksgiving N0. 3 // Editor(s): The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago // Copyright 1921 // Hymn No.: 241 // Transcribed by: Ted Gatza, Jr. 08/25/2026 // Revisions: // HymnsToGod.org //==== FOR PROJECTION ===== score label="" packexp = 0.0 packfact = 0.5 pad = 1 vscheme = 2f staffsep = 20 //adjust as needed scorepad = -20 scoresep = 6, 18 scale = 1.62 //2.3 // adjust as needed pageheight = 7.5 //10.67 pagewidth = 10 //14.22 topmargin =.125 bottommargin =.125 rightmargin =.125 leftmargin =.125 lyricssize = 17 //adjust as needed lyricsfontfamily=times font = bold lyricsfont = bold noteheads = "isostri semicirc diam righttri norm rect pie" //========================= staffs=2 time=3/4n key=1# staff 2 key=1# clef=bass //========================= header title (25) "" "" "" //Insert hymn number title (50) "" title (20) "" "O Christ, Our Hope, Our Heart's Desire" "" title (25) "" title (11)"" "\f(times boldital)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which" "" title (11)"" "\f(times boldital)according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively " "" title (11)"" "\f(times boldital)hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. - 1 Pet. 1:3" "" title (25) "" title (11)" G - 3 - DO" "" "Franz Joseph Haydn, attr." title (13) "Latin Hymn, 8th Century" "" "Henry W. Greatorex's \"Collection\", 1851" title "(John Chandler, Trans.)" "" "" footer title (11) "" "Public Domain" "" title (5) "" title (11) "" "HymnsToGod.org" "" //========================= music newpage //========================= //define macros //Voices define SA 1: @ define S 1 1: @ define A 1 2: @ define TB 2: @ define T 2 1: @ define B 2 2: @ //Lyrics //Lyrics Between Staffs define VS lyrics between 1&2: @ define VSS lyrics between 1&2 using 1: @ define VSA lyrics between 1&2 using 1 2: @ define VST lyrics between 1&2 using 2 1:@ define VSB lyrics between 1&2 using 2 2:@ //Lyrics Below Bass Staff define BVS lyrics below 2: @ define BVS11 lyrics below 2 using 1: @ define BVS12 lyrics below 2 using 1 2: @ define BVS21 lyrics below 2 using 2 1:@ define BVS22 lyrics below 2 using 2 2:@ //Text - Above Staff define CHORUS ital (15) above 1: 1 "Chorus"; @ define REFRAIN ital (15) above 1: 1 "Refrain"; @ define RALL ital (15) above 1: 1 "Rall."; @ //Fermatas define FST(COUNT) mussym (10) above 1: COUNT "ferm"; @ define FSB(COUNT) mussym (10) below 1: COUNT "uferm"; @ define FBT(COUNT) mussym (10) above 2: COUNT "ferm"; @ define FBB(COUNT) mussym (10) below 2: COUNT "uferm"; @ //Note Accents define AST(COUNT) mussym (10) above 1: COUNT "acc_gt"; @ define ASB(COUNT) mussym (10) below 1: COUNT "acc_gt"; @ define ABT(COUNT) mussym (10) above 2: COUNT "acc_gt"; @ define ABB(COUNT) mussym (10) below 2: COUNT "acc_gt"; @ //Repeats define RIT(COUNT) ital (15) above 1: COUNT "rit.";@ define FINE(COUNT) ital (15) above 1: COUNT "fine";@ define SIGN(COUNT) mussym (10) above 1: COUNT "sign";@ define DS(COUNT) ital (15) above 1: COUNT "D. S."; @ //Time Signature - Use on projection hymns only define P1 [pad 5; =t]@ define P2 [=s]@ define TIME print (t.w - 2, t.y) "\f(newcentury bold)\s(16)3"; print (t.w - 2, t.y - 4) "\f(newcentury bold)\s(16)4"; print (t.w - 2, s.y) "\f(newcentury bold)\s(16)3"; print (t.w - 2, s.y - 4) "\f(newcentury bold)\s(16)4"; @ //========================= //set midi midi all: 0 "tempo=110"; //========================= // Verse 1 //1 S P1 2s; 8g bm; a ebm; A P1 2s; 4g; T P2 2s; 8b bm; c+ ebm; B P2 2s; 4g; TIME VSA "<1. >-1|O"; // VSA "<2. >-1|How"; // VSA "<3. >-1|But"; // VSA "<4. >-1|O"; // VSA "<5. >-1|All"; bar //2 SA 2gb; 4fa; TB 2gd+; 4gc+; VS "Christ, our"; // VS "vast the"; // VS "now the"; // VS "Christ, be"; // VS "praise to"; bar //3 S 2g; 4df; A 2g; 4s; TB 2gb; 4b-g; VS "hope, our"; // VS "mer-cy"; // VS "bands of"; // VS "thou our"; // VS "you, as-"; bar //4 SA 2cf; 4ce; TB 2cg; 4; VS "heart's de-"; // VS "and the"; // VS "death are"; // VS "last-ing"; // VS "cend-ed"; bar //5a SA 2ce; 4s; TB 2cg; 4s; VS "sire,"; // VS "love"; // VS "burst,"; // VS "joy,"; // VS "Lord,"; invisbar newscore //5b S 2s; 8a bm; b ebm; A 2s; 4e; TB 2s; 8ce bm; b-g# ebm; VSA "Re- "; // VSA "Which"; // VSA "The"; // VSA "Our"; // VSA "All"; bar //6 SA 2ec+; 4db; TB 2a-a; 4b-g#; VS "demp-tion's"; // VS "laid our"; // VS "ran-som"; // VS "ev-er"; // VS "glo-ry"; bar //7 S 2a; 4eg; A 4c slur; e; s; TB 2ca; 4c#b&; VS "on-ly"; // VS "sins on"; // VS "has been"; // VS "great re-"; // VS "ev-er"; bar //8 SA 2.d~g; TB 2. d~b; VS "spring,"; // VS "Thee,"; // VS "paid;"; // VS "ward;"; // VS "be"; bar //9a SA 2df; 4s; TB 2da; 4s; invisbar newscore //9b S 2s; 4d; A 2s; 4c; TB 2s; 4df; VS "Cre-"; // VS "And"; // VS "And"; // VS "Our"; // VS "To"; bar //10 S 2b; 4ca; A 4b- slur; d; s; TB 2g-g; 4; VS "a-tor"; // VS "led Thee"; // VS "Thou art"; // VS "on-ly"; // VS "Fa-ther,"; bar //11 SA 2ec+; 4db; TB 2g-g; 4; VS "of the"; // VS "to a"; // VS "on Thy"; // VS "glo-ry"; // VS "Son, and"; bar //12a SA 2ee+; 4s; TB 2cg; 4s; VS "world"; // VS "cru-"; // VS "Fa-"; // VS "may"; // VS "Spir-"; invisbar //12b SA 2s; 4eb; TB 2s; 4eg#; VS "art"; // VS "el"; // VS "ther's"; // VS "it"; // VS "it"; bar //13a S 4d+ slur; c+; s; A 2e; 4s; TB 2a-a; 4s; VS "Thou,"; // VS "death"; // VS "throne,"; // VS "be"; // VS "blest"; invisbar newscore //13b S 4s; ; ea; A 2s; 4s; TB 2s; 4ca; VS "Its"; // VS "To"; // VS "In"; // VS "To"; // VS "Through"; bar //14 S 2dg; 4d; A 2s; 4d; TB 2db; 4; VS "Sav-ior"; // VS "set Thy"; // VS "glo-rious"; // VS "glo-ry"; // VS "all e-"; bar //15 SA 2db; 4da; TB 2dd+; 4dc+; VS "and its"; // VS "peo-ple"; // VS "robes ar-"; // VS "in the"; // VS "ter-ni-"; bar //16 SA 2.dg tie; TB 2.g-gb tie; VS "King."; // VS "free."; // VS "rayed."; // VS "Lord."; // VS "ty."; bar //17 SA 2dg; 4s; TB 2g-gb; 4s; right (147, 1.5) "\s(10)End of Verse 1"; endbar newpage //========================= // Verse 2 //1 S P1 2s; 8g bm; a ebm; A P1 2s; 4g; T P2 2s; 8b bm; c+ ebm; B P2 2s; 4g; TIME // VSA "<1. >-1|O"; VSA "<2. >-1|How"; // VSA "<3. >-1|But"; // VSA "<4. >-1|O"; // VSA "<5. >-1|All"; bar //2 SA 2gb; 4fa; TB 2gd+; 4gc+; // VS "Christ, our"; VS "vast the"; // VS "now the"; // VS "Christ, be"; // VS "praise to"; bar //3 S 2g; 4df; A 2g; 4s; TB 2gb; 4b-g; // VS "hope, our"; VS "mer-cy"; // VS "bands of"; // VS "thou our"; // VS "you, as-"; bar //4 SA 2cf; 4ce; TB 2cg; 4; // VS "heart's de-"; VS "and the"; // VS "death are"; // VS "last-ing"; // VS "cend-ed"; bar //5a SA 2ce; 4s; TB 2cg; 4s; // VS "sire,"; VS "love"; // VS "burst,"; // VS "joy,"; // VS "Lord,"; invisbar newscore //5b S 2s; 8a bm; b ebm; A 2s; 4e; TB 2s; 8ce bm; b-g# ebm; // VSA "Re- "; VSA "Which"; // VSA "The"; // VSA "Our"; // VSA "All"; bar //6 SA 2ec+; 4db; TB 2a-a; 4b-g#; // VS "demp-tion's"; VS "laid our"; // VS "ran-som"; // VS "ev-er"; // VS "glo-ry"; bar //7 S 2a; 4eg; A 4c slur; e; s; TB 2ca; 4c#b&; // VS "on-ly"; VS "sins on"; // VS "has been"; // VS "great re-"; // VS "ev-er"; bar //8 SA 2.d~g; TB 2. d~b; // VS "spring,"; VS "Thee,"; // VS "paid;"; // VS "ward;"; // VS "be"; bar //9a SA 2df; 4s; TB 2da; 4s; invisbar newscore //9b S 2s; 4d; A 2s; 4c; TB 2s; 4df; // VS "Cre-"; VS "And"; // VS "And"; // VS "Our"; // VS "To"; bar //10 S 2b; 4ca; A 4b- slur; d; s; TB 2g-g; 4; // VS "a-tor"; VS "led Thee"; // VS "Thou art"; // VS "on-ly"; // VS "Fa-ther,"; bar //11 SA 2ec+; 4db; TB 2g-g; 4; // VS "of the"; VS "to a"; // VS "on Thy"; // VS "glo-ry"; // VS "Son, and"; bar //12a SA 2ee+; 4s; TB 2cg; 4s; // VS "world"; VS "cru-"; // VS "Fa-"; // VS "may"; // VS "Spir-"; invisbar //12b SA 2s; 4eb; TB 2s; 4eg#; // VS "art"; VS "el"; // VS "ther's"; // VS "it"; // VS "it"; bar //13a S 4d+ slur; c+; s; A 2e; 4s; TB 2a-a; 4s; // VS "Thou,"; VS "death"; // VS "throne,"; // VS "be"; // VS "blest"; invisbar newscore //13b S 4s; ; ea; A 2s; 4s; TB 2s; 4ca; // VS "Its"; VS "To"; // VS "In"; // VS "To"; // VS "Through"; bar //14 S 2dg; 4d; A 2s; 4d; TB 2db; 4; // VS "Sav-ior"; VS "set Thy"; // VS "glo-rious"; // VS "glo-ry"; // VS "all e-"; bar //15 SA 2db; 4da; TB 2dd+; 4dc+; // VS "and its"; VS "peo-ple"; // VS "robes ar-"; // VS "in the"; // VS "ter-ni-"; bar //16 SA 2.dg tie; TB 2.g-gb tie; // VS "King."; VS "free."; // VS "rayed."; // VS "Lord."; // VS "ty."; bar //17 SA 2dg; 4s; TB 2g-gb; 4s; //========================= right (147, 1.5) "\s(10)End of Verse 2"; endbar newpage //========================= // Verse 3 //1 S P1 2s; 8g bm; a ebm; A P1 2s; 4g; T P2 2s; 8b bm; c+ ebm; B P2 2s; 4g; TIME // VSA "<1. >-1|O"; // VSA "<2. >-1|How"; VSA "<3. >-1|But"; // VSA "<4. >-1|O"; // VSA "<5. >-1|All"; bar //2 SA 2gb; 4fa; TB 2gd+; 4gc+; // VS "Christ, our"; // VS "vast the"; VS "now the"; // VS "Christ, be"; // VS "praise to"; bar //3 S 2g; 4df; A 2g; 4s; TB 2gb; 4b-g; // VS "hope, our"; // VS "mer-cy"; VS "bands of"; // VS "thou our"; // VS "you, as-"; bar //4 SA 2cf; 4ce; TB 2cg; 4; // VS "heart's de-"; // VS "and the"; VS "death are"; // VS "last-ing"; // VS "cend-ed"; bar //5a SA 2ce; 4s; TB 2cg; 4s; // VS "sire,"; // VS "love"; VS "burst,"; // VS "joy,"; // VS "Lord,"; invisbar newscore //5b S 2s; 8a bm; b ebm; A 2s; 4e; TB 2s; 8ce bm; b-g# ebm; // VSA "Re- "; // VSA "Which"; VSA "The"; // VSA "Our"; // VSA "All"; bar //6 SA 2ec+; 4db; TB 2a-a; 4b-g#; // VS "demp-tion's"; // VS "laid our"; VS "ran-som"; // VS "ev-er"; // VS "glo-ry"; bar //7 S 2a; 4eg; A 4c slur; e; s; TB 2ca; 4c#b&; // VS "on-ly"; // VS "sins on"; VS "has been"; // VS "great re-"; // VS "ev-er"; bar //8 SA 2.d~g; TB 2. d~b; // VS "spring,"; // VS "Thee,"; VS "paid;"; // VS "ward;"; // VS "be"; bar //9a SA 2df; 4s; TB 2da; 4s; invisbar newscore //9b S 2s; 4d; A 2s; 4c; TB 2s; 4df; // VS "Cre-"; // VS "And"; VS "And"; // VS "Our"; // VS "To"; bar //10 S 2b; 4ca; A 4b- slur; d; s; TB 2g-g; 4; // VS "a-tor"; // VS "led Thee"; VS "Thou art"; // VS "on-ly"; // VS "Fa-ther,"; bar //11 SA 2ec+; 4db; TB 2g-g; 4; // VS "of the"; // VS "to a"; VS "on Thy"; // VS "glo-ry"; // VS "Son, and"; bar //12a SA 2ee+; 4s; TB 2cg; 4s; // VS "world"; // VS "cru-"; VS "Fa-"; // VS "may"; // VS "Spir-"; invisbar //12b SA 2s; 4eb; TB 2s; 4eg#; // VS "art"; // VS "el"; VS "ther's"; // VS "it"; // VS "it"; bar //13a S 4d+ slur; c+; s; A 2e; 4s; TB 2a-a; 4s; // VS "Thou,"; // VS "death"; VS "throne,"; // VS "be"; // VS "blest"; invisbar newscore //13b S 4s; ; ea; A 2s; 4s; TB 2s; 4ca; // VS "Its"; // VS "To"; VS "In"; // VS "To"; // VS "Through"; bar //14 S 2dg; 4d; A 2s; 4d; TB 2db; 4; // VS "Sav-ior"; // VS "set Thy"; VS "glo-rious"; // VS "glo-ry"; // VS "all e-"; bar //15 SA 2db; 4da; TB 2dd+; 4dc+; // VS "and its"; // VS "peo-ple"; VS "robes ar-"; // VS "in the"; // VS "ter-ni-"; bar //16 SA 2.dg tie; TB 2.g-gb tie; // VS "King."; // VS "free."; VS "rayed."; // VS "Lord."; // VS "ty."; bar //17 SA 2dg; 4s; TB 2g-gb; 4s; right (147, 1.5) "\s(10)End of Verse 3"; endbar newpage //========================= // Verse 4 //1 S P1 2s; 8g bm; a ebm; A P1 2s; 4g; T P2 2s; 8b bm; c+ ebm; B P2 2s; 4g; TIME // VSA "<1. >-1|O"; // VSA "<2. >-1|How"; // VSA "<3. >-1|But"; VSA "<4. >-1|O"; // VSA "<5. >-1|All"; bar //2 SA 2gb; 4fa; TB 2gd+; 4gc+; // VS "Christ, our"; // VS "vast the"; // VS "now the"; VS "Christ, be"; // VS "praise to"; bar //3 S 2g; 4df; A 2g; 4s; TB 2gb; 4b-g; // VS "hope, our"; // VS "mer-cy"; // VS "bands of"; VS "thou our"; // VS "you, as-"; bar //4 SA 2cf; 4ce; TB 2cg; 4; // VS "heart's de-"; // VS "and the"; // VS "death are"; VS "last-ing"; // VS "cend-ed"; bar //5a SA 2ce; 4s; TB 2cg; 4s; // VS "sire,"; // VS "love"; // VS "burst,"; VS "joy,"; // VS "Lord,"; invisbar newscore //5b S 2s; 8a bm; b ebm; A 2s; 4e; TB 2s; 8ce bm; b-g# ebm; // VSA "Re- "; // VSA "Which"; // VSA "The"; VSA "Our"; // VSA "All"; bar //6 SA 2ec+; 4db; TB 2a-a; 4b-g#; // VS "demp-tion's"; // VS "laid our"; // VS "ran-som"; VS "ev-er"; // VS "glo-ry"; bar //7 S 2a; 4eg; A 4c slur; e; s; TB 2ca; 4c#b&; // VS "on-ly"; // VS "sins on"; // VS "has been"; VS "great re-"; // VS "ev-er"; bar //8 SA 2.d~g; TB 2. d~b; // VS "spring,"; // VS "Thee,"; // VS "paid;"; VS "ward;"; // VS "be"; bar //9a SA 2df; 4s; TB 2da; 4s; invisbar newscore //9b S 2s; 4d; A 2s; 4c; TB 2s; 4df; // VS "Cre-"; // VS "And"; // VS "And"; VS "Our"; // VS "To"; bar //10 S 2b; 4ca; A 4b- slur; d; s; TB 2g-g; 4; // VS "a-tor"; // VS "led Thee"; // VS "Thou art"; VS "on-ly"; // VS "Fa-ther,"; bar //11 SA 2ec+; 4db; TB 2g-g; 4; // VS "of the"; // VS "to a"; // VS "on Thy"; VS "glo-ry"; // VS "Son, and"; bar //12a SA 2ee+; 4s; TB 2cg; 4s; // VS "world"; // VS "cru-"; // VS "Fa-"; VS "may"; // VS "Spir-"; invisbar //12b SA 2s; 4eb; TB 2s; 4eg#; // VS "art"; // VS "el"; // VS "ther's"; VS "it"; // VS "it"; bar //13a S 4d+ slur; c+; s; A 2e; 4s; TB 2a-a; 4s; // VS "Thou,"; // VS "death"; // VS "throne,"; VS "be"; // VS "blest"; invisbar newscore //13b S 4s; ; ea; A 2s; 4s; TB 2s; 4ca; // VS "Its"; // VS "To"; // VS "In"; VS "To"; // VS "Through"; bar //14 S 2dg; 4d; A 2s; 4d; TB 2db; 4; // VS "Sav-ior"; // VS "set Thy"; // VS "glo-rious"; VS "glo-ry"; // VS "all e-"; bar //15 SA 2db; 4da; TB 2dd+; 4dc+; // VS "and its"; // VS "peo-ple"; // VS "robes ar-"; VS "in the"; // VS "ter-ni-"; bar //16 SA 2.dg tie; TB 2.g-gb tie; // VS "King."; // VS "free."; // VS "rayed."; VS "Lord."; // VS "ty."; bar //17 SA 2dg; 4s; TB 2g-gb; 4s; right (147, 1.5) "\s(10)End of Verse 4"; endbar newpage //========================= // Verse 5 //1 S P1 2s; 8g bm; a ebm; A P1 2s; 4g; T P2 2s; 8b bm; c+ ebm; B P2 2s; 4g; TIME // VSA "<1. >-1|O"; // VSA "<2. >-1|How"; // VSA "<3. >-1|But"; // VSA "<4. >-1|O"; VSA "<5. >-1|All"; bar //2 SA 2gb; 4fa; TB 2gd+; 4gc+; // VS "Christ, our"; // VS "vast the"; // VS "now the"; // VS "Christ, be"; VS "praise to"; bar //3 S 2g; 4df; A 2g; 4s; TB 2gb; 4b-g; // VS "hope, our"; // VS "mer-cy"; // VS "bands of"; // VS "thou our"; VS "you, as-"; bar //4 SA 2cf; 4ce; TB 2cg; 4; // VS "heart's de-"; // VS "and the"; // VS "death are"; // VS "last-ing"; VS "cend-ed"; bar //5a SA 2ce; 4s; TB 2cg; 4s; // VS "sire,"; // VS "love"; // VS "burst,"; // VS "joy,"; VS "Lord,"; invisbar newscore //5b S 2s; 8a bm; b ebm; A 2s; 4e; TB 2s; 8ce bm; b-g# ebm; // VSA "Re- "; // VSA "Which"; // VSA "The"; // VSA "Our"; VSA "All"; bar //6 SA 2ec+; 4db; TB 2a-a; 4b-g#; // VS "demp-tion's"; // VS "laid our"; // VS "ran-som"; // VS "ev-er"; VS "glo-ry"; bar //7 S 2a; 4eg; A 4c slur; e; s; TB 2ca; 4c#b&; // VS "on-ly"; // VS "sins on"; // VS "has been"; // VS "great re-"; VS "ev-er"; bar //8 SA 2.d~g; TB 2. d~b; // VS "spring,"; // VS "Thee,"; // VS "paid;"; // VS "ward;"; VS "be"; bar //9a SA 2df; 4s; TB 2da; 4s; invisbar newscore //9b S 2s; 4d; A 2s; 4c; TB 2s; 4df; // VS "Cre-"; // VS "And"; // VS "And"; // VS "Our"; VS "To"; bar //10 S 2b; 4ca; A 4b- slur; d; s; TB 2g-g; 4; // VS "a-tor"; // VS "led Thee"; // VS "Thou art"; // VS "on-ly"; VS "Fa-ther,"; bar //11 SA 2ec+; 4db; TB 2g-g; 4; // VS "of the"; // VS "to a"; // VS "on Thy"; // VS "glo-ry"; VS "Son, and"; bar //12a SA 2ee+; 4s; TB 2cg; 4s; // VS "world"; // VS "cru-"; // VS "Fa-"; // VS "may"; VS "Spir-"; invisbar //12b SA 2s; 4eb; TB 2s; 4eg#; // VS "art"; // VS "el"; // VS "ther's"; // VS "it"; VS "it"; bar //13a S 4d+ slur; c+; s; A 2e; 4s; TB 2a-a; 4s; // VS "Thou,"; // VS "death"; // VS "throne,"; // VS "be"; VS "blest"; invisbar newscore //13b S 4s; ; ea; A 2s; 4s; TB 2s; 4ca; // VS "Its"; // VS "To"; // VS "In"; // VS "To"; VS "Through"; bar //14 S 2dg; 4d; A 2s; 4d; TB 2db; 4; // VS "Sav-ior"; // VS "set Thy"; // VS "glo-rious"; // VS "glo-ry"; VS "all e-"; bar //15 SA 2db; 4da; TB 2dd+; 4dc+; // VS "and its"; // VS "peo-ple"; // VS "robes ar-"; // VS "in the"; VS "ter-ni-"; bar //16 SA 2.dg tie; TB 2.g-gb tie; // VS "King."; // VS "free."; // VS "rayed."; // VS "Lord."; VS "ty."; bar //17 SA 2dg; 4s; TB 2g-gb; 4s; right (147, 1.5) "\s(10)End of Hymn"; endbar