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[Hark, the Redeemer from on high Christ inviting, and the church answering the invitation, Cant. 2. 14 16 17

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 70, under Song of Songs 2:14–17.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 70

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 8 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Song of Songs 2:14–17 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 8 stanzas as Watts printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

SHARED WORDSthe verse shares the line's wording ECHOproposed by an AI model, confirmed by a separate check Not the author's own notes

AMONG THE SCRIPTURES

The stanzas at the centre; around them, every book its heading and its echoes come from, Old Testament on the left and New on the right. Choose a stanza or a book.

a line echoes this verse its heading or an echo comes from here

STANZA I

[Hark, the Redeemer from on high

Sweetly invites his favourites nigh;

From caves of darkness and of doubt,

He gently speaks, and calls us out:

No line of this stanza quotes a verse closely; it is the hymn's own confession.

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under Song of Songs 2:14–17. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

14O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is lovely. 15Catch for us the foxes— the little foxes that ruin the vineyards— for our vineyards are in bloom. 16My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies. 17Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether. SONG OF SONGS 2:14–17 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ SONG OF SONGS 2

"My dove, who hidest in the rock, "Thine heart almost with sorrow broke, "Lift up thy face, forget thy fear, "And let thy voice delight mine ear. STANZA II

Its place in the book

Book I of the hymn book, “Collected from the Holy Scriptures”, holds these hymns in this order: 179 hymns. This is number 70. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 70 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN [Hark, the Redeemer from on high

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