1 Jehovah reigns! Awake! Awake!
O earth his praises ring!
Exalted high, behold, he reigns!
Rejoice! The Lord is King!
Chorus:
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Rejoice with one accord!
Rejoice! Rejoice!
And magnify the Lord!
O join with glad acclaim,
Sing praises to his name!
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Rejoice! The Lord is King!
2 His works his majesty proclaim,
Let praise take joyful wing;
All glory be unto his name!
Rejoice! The Lord is King! [Chorus]
3 The hills before his presence flee,
His voice doth silence bring;
With angel hosts eternally,
Rejoice! The Lord is King! [Chorus]
Lizzie De Armond was a prolific writer of children's hymns, recitations and exercises. When she was twelve years old her first poem was published in the Germantown, Pa. Telegraph, however, it was not until she was a widow with eight children to support that she started writing in earnest. She wrote articles, librettos, nature stories and other works, as well as hymns.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >
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