The Baptist Psalmody #216
Display Title: Lord, when thou didst ascend on high First Line: Lord, when thou didst ascend on high Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Date: 1850
The Baptist Psalmody #216
1 LORD, when thou didst ascend on high,
Ten thousand angels filled the sky;
Those heavenly guards around thee wait,
Like chariots that attend thy state.
2 Not Sinai's mountain could appear
More glorious when the Lord was there,
While he pronounced his holy law,
And struck the chosen tribes with awe.
3 How bright the triumph none can tell,
When the rebellious powers of hell,
That thousand souls had captive made,
Were all in chains like captives led.
4 Raised by his Father to the throne,
He sent his promised Spirit down,
With gifts and grace for rebel men,
That God might dwell on earth again.
Source: The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #204
First Line: | Lord, when thou didst ascend on high |
Title: | Christ's Ascension, and the Gift of the Spirit |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |