The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#20

20. Arise, the Kingdom Is at Hand

1 Arise, the kingdom is at hand,
The King is drawing nigh;
Arise with joy, thou faithful band,
To meet the Lord Most High,
To meet the Lord Most High!

2 Look up, ye souls weighed down with care,
The Sovereign is not far;
Look up, faint hearts, from your despair,
Behold the Morning Star!
Behold the Morning Star!

3 Look up, ye drooping hearts, to-day!
The King is very near:
O cast your griefs and fears away,
For lo, your Help is here!
For lo, your Help is here!

4 Hope on, O ye broken hearts, at last!
The King comes in His might;
He loved us in the ages past,
When we lay wrapped in night,
When we lay wrapped in night.

5 Now fear and wrath to joy give place,
Our sorrows now are o'er,
Since God hath made us, in His grace,
His children evermore,
His children evermore.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Arise, the kingdom is at hand
• Title: Arise, the Kingdom Is at Hand
• Author: Johann Rist (1651)
• Translator: Miss Catherine Winkworth
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Scripture:
  1 Thessalonians 4:18
• Topic: Church Year: Advent; Advent, First Sunday; Advent, Second Sunday; Christ: Second Advent of; Names and Office of Christ: King; Names and Office of Christ: Morning Star; Church to receive her King; Kingdom of Christ; Second Advent

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTMAS
• Composer: George Frederick Handel (1728)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: D Major