The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#575

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

3 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 thousandfold repaid!

AMEN.

Text Information

• First Line: Ten thousand times ten thousand
• Title: Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand
• Author: Henry Alford, 1810-1871
• Meter: 7 6 8 6 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Eternal Life

Tune Information

• Name: ALFORD
• Composer: John B. Dykes, 1823-1876
• Meter: 7 6 8 6 D
• Key: A♭ Major