Rejoice, the Savior reigns Among the sons of men

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Rejoice, the Savior reigns Among the sons of men

Author: John Ryland
Published in 21 hymnals

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1 Rejoice, the Saviour reigns
Among the sons of men;
He breaks the pris'ners chains,
And makes them free again:
Let hell oppose God's only Son,
In spite of foes his cause goes on.

2 The baffled prince of hell
In vain new projects tries,
The gospel to repel,
By cruelties and lies:
Th'infernal gates shall rage in vain;
Conquest awaits the Lamb once slain.

3 He died, but soon arose
Triumphant o'er the grave:
And now himself he shows
Omnipotent to save:
Let rebels kiss the victor's feet;
Eternal bliss his subjects meet.

4 All pow'r is in his hand,
His people to defend;
To his most high command
Shall millions more attend:
All heaven with smiles approve his cause;
And distant isles receive his laws.

5 This little seed from heaven
Shall soon become a tree;
This ever blessed leaven
Diffus'd abroad must be;
Till God the Son shall come again,
It must go on. Amen, amen!

Source: Hymns, Selected and Original: for public and private worship (1st ed.) #534

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Author: John Ryland

Ryland, John, D.D., son of Rev. John Collett Ryland, was born at Warwick, Jan. 29, 1753. At that time his father was Baptist minister at Warwick, but in 1759 removed to Northampton. "J. Ryland, junior," as for many years he was accustomed to subscribe himself, was in 1781 ordained co-pastor with his father at Northampton. In 1794 he accepted the presidency of the Baptist College and the pastorate of the church in Broadmead, Bristol, and these offices he retained until his death on June 25, 1825. Dr. Ryland was a man of considerable literary culture, and received the degree of D.D. from Brown University, Rhode Island. He was one of the founders of the Baptist Missionary Society, and for the three years following the death of Rev. A. Fuller,… Go to person page >

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