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Text:Rejoice, the Lord Is King
Author:Charles Wesley
Tune:DARWALL'S 148TH
Composer:John Darwall
Composer (desc.):Sidney Hugo Nicholson

155. Rejoice, the Lord Is King

1 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!

2 God's kingdom cannot fail,
Christ 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!

3 Rejoice in glorious hope!
For Christ the Judge shall come
To glorify the saints
For their eternal home:
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice!
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

Text Information
First Line: Rejoice, the Lord is King!
Title: Rejoice, the Lord Is King
Author: Charles Wesley (1746)
Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8
Language: English
Publication Date: 1990
Scripture:
Topic: Jesus Christ: Kingship
Tune Information
Name: DARWALL'S 148TH
Composer: John Darwall (1770)
Composer (desc.): Sidney Hugo Nicholson
Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8
Key: C Major
Copyright: Descant © 1990 by Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.



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