Text: | Hail the day that sees Him rise |
Tune: | MONKLAND |
Composer: | J. B. Wilkes |
1 Hail the day that sees Him rise
To His throne above the skies!
Christ, the Lamb for sinners given,
Re-ascends His native heaven.
2 There the glorious triumph waits;
Lift your heads, eternal gates;
He hath conquered death and sin;
Take the King of glory in!
3 Him through highest heaven receives,
Still He loves the earth He leaves;
Though returning to His throne,
Still He calls mankind His own.
4 See, He lifts His hands above!
See, He shows the prints of love!
Hark, His gracious lips bestow
Blessings on His church below!
5 Still for us His death He pleads,
Prevalent, He intercedes,
Near Himself prepares our place,
Harbinger of human race.
6 There we shall with Thee remain,
Partners of Thy endless reign,
There Thy face unclouded see,
Find our heaven of heavens in Thee.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Hail the day that sees Him rise |
Meter: | 7s. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1898 |
Topic: | TheChurch Year: Ascension; Christ: Intercession of |
Notes: | C. Wesley, 1739. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | MONKLAND |
Composer: | J. B. Wilkes (1861) |
Meter: | 7s. |
Key: | C Major |