Our Great Redeemer's Praise ‎#484

484. 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 O 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.

3 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 thousandfold repaid!

Text Information

• First Line: Ten thousand times ten thousand
• Title: Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand
• Author: Henry Alford, 1810-1871
• Meter: 76.86 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2022
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 25:1-9
  ;
  Isaiah 35:1-10
  ;
  Hebrews 12:22-24
  ;
  Jude 1:14-15
• Topic: The Church, The Saints: Communion of the Saints; All Saints

Tune Information

• Name: ALFORD
• Composer: John B. Dykes, 1823-1876
• Meter: 76.86 D
• Key: A♭ Major