The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#141

141. Christ is the King! O friends rejoice

1 Christ is the King! O friends rejoice;
brothers and sisters, with one voice
let the world know He is your choice.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

2 O magnify the Lord, and raise
anthems of joy and holy praise
for Christ's brave saints of ancient days.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

3 They with a faith for ever new
followed the King, and round him drew
thousands of servants brave and true.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

4 O Christian women, Christian men,
all the world over, seek again
the way disciples followed then.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

5 Christ through all ages is the same:
place the same hope in His great name,
With the same faith His word proclaim.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

6 Let love's unconquerable might
your scattered companies unite
in service to the Lord of light.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

7 So shall God's will on earth be done,
new lamps be lit, new tasks begun,
and the whole church at last be one.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Text Information

• First Line: Christ is the King! O friends rejoice
• Author: George Kennedy Allen Bell, 1883-1958
• Meter: 88 8 and Alleluias
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004
• Topic: The Temple: The People of God
• Copyright: By permission of Oxford University Press

Tune Information

• Name: VULPIUS (GELOBT SEI GOTT)
• Composer: Melchior Vulpius, c. 1560-1616
• Harmoniser: Friedrich Layriz, 1808-1859
• Harmoniser: Henry Goerge Ley, 1887-1962
• Meter: 88 8 and Alleluias
• Key: C Major
• Source: BBC Hymn Book, 1951
• Copyright: Arr. by permission of Oxford University Press