CPWI Hymnal ‎#299

299. Christ is the King! O friends rejoice

1 Christ is the King! O friends rejoice;
brothers and sisters, with one voice
make all men know he is your choice.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

2 O magnify the Lord, and raise
anthems of joy and holy praise
for Christ's brave saints of ancient days.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

3 They with a faith for ever new
followed the King, and round him drew
thousands of faithful men and true.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

4 O Christian women, Christian men,
all the world over, seek again
the Way disciples followed then.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

5 Christ through all ages is the same:
place the same hope in his great name,
with the same faith his word proclaim.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

6 Let love's unconquerable might
your scattered companies unite
in service to the Lord of light.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

7 So shall God's will on earth be done,
new lamps be lit, new tasks begun,
and the whole church at last be one.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ is the King! O friends rejoice
• Author: George Kennedy Allen Bell, 1883-1958 (alt.)
• Meter: 8.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: General Hymns: Church/Fellowship/Mission
• Notes: Another setting of GELOBT SEI GOTT (VULPIUS) is found t 171, 182

Tune Information

• Name: GELOBT SIE GOTT (VULPIUS)
• Composer: Melchior Vulpius, c1560-1616
• Meter: 8.8.8
• Key: C Major