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Revive Us Again
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Date: Author: Music:	1863 William P. Mackay John J. Husband
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 Societys 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? Desktop Backgrounds (Click on picture to view full-size)