A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy ‎#160

160. Angel, roll the rock away: Hallelujah!

1 Angels, roll the rock away:
Hallelujah!
Death, yield up the mighty prey.
See, he rises from the tomb,
Glowing with immortal bloom.

2 'Tis the Saviour! angels, raise
Fame's eternal trump of praise;
Let the earth's remotest bound
Hear the joy-inspiring sound.

3 Hail! victorious Jesus, hail!
On thy cloud of glory sail
In long triumph through the sky,
Up to waiting worlds on high.

4 Heav'n displays her portals wide:
Glorious hero! thro' them ride.
King of glory! mount thy throne,
Thy great Father's, and thy own.

5 Hosts of heav'n, seraphic fires!
Raptur'd, sweep your sounding lyres.
Sons of men! in humbler strain
Sing your mighty Saviour's reign.

6 Ev'ry note with wonder swell;
Sin o'erthrown, and captiv'd hell!
Where is now, O death! thy sting?
Where thy terrors, vanquish'd King?

Text Information

• First Line: Angel, roll the rock away: Hallelujah!
• Meter: P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1814
• Topic: Resurrection and Glory of Christ

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