Author: Watts Hymnal: Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #CLXVII (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Scripture: Psalm 66:8-9 First Line: Hosanna to the Prince of light Lyrics: 1 Hosanna to the Prince of light,
That cloth'd himself in clay;
Enter'd the iron gates of death,
And tore the bars away.
2 Death is no more the king of dread,
Since our Immanuel rose;
He took the tyrant's sting away,
And spoil'd our hellish foes.
3 See how the conq'ror mounts aloft,
And to his Father flies,
With scars of honuor in his flesh,
And triumph in his eyes.
4 There our exalted Savior reigns,
And scatters blessings down;
Our Jesus fills the middle seat
Of the celestial throne.
5 Raise your devotion, mortal tongues,
To reach his blest abode,
Sweet be the accents of your songs
To our incarnate God.
6 Bright angels, strike your loudest strings,
Your sweetest voices raise;
Let heav'n and all created things.
Sound our Immanuel's praise.
Topics: The Resurrection of Christ, who arose for our Justification Languages: English
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