The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#341

341. Angels! roll the rock away

1 Angels! roll the rock away;
Death! yield up thy mighty prey;
See! the Saviour leaves the tomb,
Glowing with immortal bloom.

2 Hark! the wondering angels raise
Louder notes of joyful praise;
Let the earth's remotest bound
Echo with the blissful sound.

3 Saints on earth lift up your eyes;
Now to glory see him rise
In long triumph through the sky,
Up to waiting worlds on high.

4 Heaven unfolds its portals wide!
Mighty Conqueror! through them ride;
King of glory! mount thy throne,
Boundless empire is thine own.

Text Information

• First Line: Angels! roll the rock away
• Author: Thomas Scott
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Christ: Resurrection and Ascension
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: VIENNA
• Meter: 7s
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: German Chorale
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #15, 37, or 407.