Religion

Hymns for Our Lord's Resurrection, 8

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Hymns for Our Lord's Resurrection (1746) · Osborn ed., vol. 4 (1869)

Religion

Rejoice, the Lord is King I
Your Lord and King adore,
Mortals, give thanks, and sing,
And triumph evermore:
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice,
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
Jesus the Saviour reigns,
The God of truth and love,
When He had purged our stains,
He took His seat above:
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice,
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
His kingdom cannot fail,
He rules o'er earth and heaven,
The keys of death and hell
Are to our Jesus given:
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice,
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
He sits at God's right hand,
Till all His foes submit,
And bow to His command,
And fall beneath His feet:
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice,
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.

He all His foes shall quell,
Shall all our sins destroy,
And every bosom swell
With pure seraphic joy:
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice,
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
Rejoice in glorious hope,
Jesus the Judge shall come;
And take His servants up
To their eternal home:
We soon shall hear the' archangel's voice,
The trump of God shall sound, Rejoice.

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Attributed to Charles Wesley; Osborn's edition does not distinguish the brothers

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Hymns for Our Lord's Resurrection, 8.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/713/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Hymns for Our Lord's Resurrection, 8.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/713/.

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