~Revive Us Again

       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 Society’s 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.

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Revive Us Again[1]

1           We praise Thee, O God!

for the Son of Thy love,

For Jesus who died

and is now gone above.

Chorus  Hallelujah! Thine the glory.

Hallelujah! Amen.

Hallelujah! Thine thee glory.

Revive us again.

2           We praise Thee, O God!

for Thy Spirit of light,

who hath shown us our Savior,

and scattered our night.

3           All glory and praise

to the Lamb that was slain,

Who hath borne all our sins,

and hath cleansed ev’ry stain.

4          All glory and praise

To the God of all grace,

Who has bought us and sought us

and guided our ways.

5           Revive us again;

fill each heart with Thy love;

May each soul be rekindled

with fire from above.