CPWI Hymnal ‎#696

696. Ten thousand times ten thousand

1 Ten thousand times ten thousand,
in sparkling raiment bright,
the armies of the ransomed saints
throng up the steeps of light:
'tis finished! All is finished,
their fight with death and sin;
fling open wide the golden gates,
and let the victors in.

2 What rush of alleluias
fills all the earth and sky!
What ringing of a thousand harps
bespeaks the triumph nigh!
O day, for which creation
and all its tribes were made!
O joy, for all its former woes
a thousand-fold repaid!

3 Oh, then what raptured greetings
on Canaan's happy shore,
what knitting severed friendships up,
where partings are no more!
Then eyes with joy shall sparkle
that brimmed with tears of late;
orphans no longer fatherless,
nor widows desolate.

4 Bring near thy great salvation,
thou Lamb for sinners slain,
fill up the roll of thine elect,
then take thy power and reign;
appear, Desire of Nations,
thine exiles long for home;
show in the heavens thy promised sign;
thou Prince and Saviour, come.

Text Information

• First Line: Ten thousand times ten thousand
• Author: Henry Alford, 1810-1871
• Meter: 7.6.8.6 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Scripture:
  Revelation 7:17
• Topic: Sacraments and Other Occasions: Funerals/Commemorations

Tune Information

• Name: ALFORD
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876
• Meter: 7.6.8.6 D
• Key: B♭ Major