Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) ‎#243

243. Lift Up Thy Head, O Chrsitendom!

1 Lift up thy head, O Christendom!
Behold in heaven thy blessed home
For which thy heart is yearning.
There is thy Joy and soul’s Delight
Who soon with power and glory bright
Will be for thee returning.

2 And when in ev'ry land and clime
Thou shalt behold His signs sublime,
The sinful world appalling,
Then shalt with joy thou lift thine eyes
And see Him coming in the skies,
While suns and stars are falling.

3 Though for His day thy heart must yearn
Do not forget why His return
Thy Savior is delaying,
And ask Him ne'er before His hour
To shake the heavens with His power
And judge the lost and straying.

4 O Christendom, for Sodom pray
Till sighs and prayers no more can stay
The judgment day impending.
Then cries the Lord: “Behold, I come,”--
And thou shalt answer: “To Thy home
I am with joy ascending.”

5 Then far and wide the trumpet calls,
The dead awake, death’s kingdom falls,
And God’s elect assemble.
The Lord ascends His royal throne
And greets His faithful as His own,
While hearts in gladness tremble.

Text Information

• First Line: Lift up thy head, O Christendom!
• Title: Lift Up Thy Head, O Chrsitendom!
• Author: N. F. S. Grundtvig
• Meter: 8, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1928
• Topic: Comfort and Hope
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Danish first line: Rejs op dit Hoved, all Kristenhed; Translator: J. C. Aaberg

Tune Information

• Name: [Lift up thy head, O Chrsitendom]
• Composer: Cora Nyegaard
• Meter: 8, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7.
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.