Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#120

120. See the Conqueror mounts in triumph!

1 See the Conqueror mounts in triumph,
See the King in royal state
Riding on the clouds, His chariot
To His heavenly palace gate!
Hark! The choir of angel voices
Joyful alleluias sing,
And the portals high are lifted
To receive their heavenly King.

2 Who is this that comes in glory
With the trump of jubilee?
Lord of battles, God of armies,
He has gained the victory!
He Who on the Cross did suffer,
He Who from the grave arose,
He has vanquished sin and Satan,
He by death has spoiled His foes.

3 Now our heavenly Aaron enters
With His Blood within the veil;
Joshua now is come to Canaan,
And the kings before Him quail;
Now He plants the tribes of Israel
In their promised resting-place,
Now our great Elijah offers
Double portion of His grace.

4 Thou hast raised our human nature
On the clouds to God's right hand;
There we sit in heavenly places,
There with Thee in glory stand;
Jesus reigns, adored by angels;
Man with God is on the throne;
Mighty Lord, in thine Ascension
We by faith behold our own.

5 Glory be to God the Father;
Glory be to God the Son,
Dying, risen, ascending for us,
Who the heav'nly realm has won;
Glory to the Holy Spirit;
To One God in Persons Three;
Glory both in earth and heaven,
Glory, endless glory, be.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: See the Conqueror mounts in triumph!
• Author: Christopher Wordsworth
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church Year: Ascension

Tune Information

• Name: REX GLORIAE
• Composer: Henry Smart (1868)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7. D.
• Key: A♭ Major