With Heart and Voice ‎#104

104. Rejoice, the Lord Is King

1 Rejoice, the Lord is King!
Your Lord and King adore.
Rejoice, give thanks and sing
and triumph evermore.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice.
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

2 His kingdom cannot fail;
he rules o'er earth and heaven;
the keys of death and hell
to Christ the Lord are given.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice.
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

3 He sits at God's right hand
till all his foes submit,
bow down at his command,
and fall beneath his feet.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice.
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

4 Rejoice in glorious hope;
for Christ, the Judge, shall come
to gather all his saints
to their eternal home.
We soon shall hear the archangel's voice;
the trump of God shall sound, rejoice!

Text Information

• First Line: Rejoice, the Lord is King
• Title: Rejoice, the Lord Is King
• Author: Charles Wesley (1744, alt.)
• Meter: 66 66 88
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Topic: The Church Year: Easter and Ascension; Descants

Tune Information

• Name: DARWALL'S 148TH
• Composer: John Darwall (1770)
• Composer (desc.): Sydney H. Nicholson, 1875-1947
• Meter: 66 66 88
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Descant © 1947, Hymns Ancient and Modern, Ltd.
• Notes: Descant now Public Domain