American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#318

318. Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand

1 Ten thousand times ten thousand,
In sparkling raiment bright,
The armies of the ransomed saints
Throng up the steeps of light:
'Tis finished, all is finished,
Their fight with death and sin;
Fling open wide the golden gates
And let the victors in.

2 What rush of alleluias
Fills all the earth and sky!
What ringing of a thousand harps
Bespeaks the triumph nigh!
O day for which creation
And all its tribes were made!
O joy, for all its former woes
A thousand-fold repaid!

3 O then what raptured greetings
On Canaan's happy shore,
Where severed friendships are restored
And partings are no more.
Then eyes with joy shall sparkle,
That brimmed with tears of late;
Orphans no longer fatherless
Nor widows desolate.

4 Bring near Thy great salvation,
Thou Lamb for sinners slain;
Fill up the roll of Thine elect,
Then take Thy pow'r and reign.
Appear, Desire of nations!
Thine exiles long for home;
Show in the heav'ns Thy promised sign;
Thou Prince and Savior, come!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Ten thousand times ten thousand
• Title: Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand
• Author: A. Alford (1867)
• Meter: 7 6 8 6 D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: The Christian Life: Heaven; Processionals and Recessionals: Heaven

Tune Information

• Name: ALFORD
• Composer: J. B. Dykes (1875)
• Meter: 7 6 8 6 D.
• Key: A♭ Major