Rejoice, the Lord is King
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Rejoice, the Lord is King
Words by Charles WesleyMusic by John DarwallWritten 1744 (text); 1770 (tune)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!
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The United Methodist Hymnal, Trinity Hymnal, The Hymnal 1982, Baptist Hymnal, Presbyterian Hymnal