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Rejoice, the Lord is King

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John Darwall, arr. Mark Edwards Conductor: Galen Reed https://www.lyricasacra.com
The Historic Faith · Hymn Companion

Rejoice, the Lord is King

Words by Charles WesleyMusic by John DarwallWritten Tune DARWALL'S 148TH

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!

Jesus, the Savior, reigns,
The God of truth and love;
When he had purged our stains,
He took his seat above.

Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
Rejoice; again I say, rejoice!

His kingdom cannot fail,
He rules o'er earth and heaven;
The keys of death and hell
Are to our Jesus given.

Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
Rejoice; again I say, rejoice!

He sits at God's right hand
Till all his foes submit,
And bow to his command,
And fall beneath his feet.

Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
Rejoice; again I say, rejoice!

Rejoice in glorious hope!
Jesus the Judge shall come,
And take his servants up
To their eternal home.

We soon shall hear the archangel's voice;
The trump of God shall sound, rejoice!

Story Behind the Song

Charles Wesley published the text in 1744 in Moral and Sacred Poems, giving the church one of its classic hymns of Christ's kingship and resurrection hope. The tune now most often associated with it, DARWALL'S 148TH, was written by John Darwall for Psalm 148 and first appeared in Aaron Williams's New Universal Psalmodist in 1770. The pairing of Wesley's text with Darwall's vigorous tune became standard in many English-language hymnals.

Scripture

Found In

The United Methodist Hymnal, Trinity Hymnal, The Hymnal 1982, Baptist Hymnal, Presbyterian Hymnal