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Text:Rejoice! the Lord is King
Author:Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Tune:DARWALL'S 148th
Composer:John Darwall (1731-1789)

449. Rejoice! the Lord is King

1 Rejoice! the Lord is King,
your Lord and King adore.
Mortals, give thanks and sing,
and triumph evermore:
[Refrain:]
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
rejoice; again I say: Rejoice!

2 Jesus the Saviour reigns,
the God of truth and love;
when he had purged our stains,
he took his seat above: [Refrain]

3 His kingdom cannot fail;
he rules both earth and heaven;
the keys of death and hell
are to our Jesus given: [Refrain]

4 Rejoice in glorious hope,
for Christ, the Judge, shall come,
and take his servants up
to their eternal home:
[Refrain:]
We then shall hear the archangel's voice;
the trump of God shall sound: Rejoice!

Text Information
First Line: Rejoice! the Lord is King
Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Meter: 6666 88
Language: English
Publication Date: 2005
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Christ Risen: Reign and Priesthood; Christ Risen: Coming Again; Christian Year: Ascension (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: DARWALL'S 148th
Composer: John Darwall (1731-1789)
Meter: 6666 88
Key: D Major



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