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Rejoice, Rejoice

Representative Text

1 The great Deliv’rer long foretold
In ages past by seers of old
Has come the captive to set free,
And bring the glorious jubilee.

Refrain:
Rejoice, rejoice,
Behold the promised Savior;
Rejoice, rejoice,
The Prince of Peace has come.

2 He comes the sinner to redeem,
And rescue from the power of sin;
He comes the lost to seek and save,
He comes to triumph o’er the grave. [Refrain]

3 O Zion! lift thy raptured eye,
The long expected hour is nigh;
The joys of nature rise again,
The Prince of Salem comes to reign. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #14191

Author: Tullius C. O'Kane

O'Kane, Tullius Clinton, an American writer, born March 10, 1830, is the author of "O sing of Jesus, Lamb of God" (Redemption); and "Who, who are these beside the chilly wave?" (Triumph in Death), in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878 and 1881. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: The great deliverer long foretold
Title: Rejoice, Rejoice
Author: Tullius C. O'Kane
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Rejoice, rejoice
Copyright: Public Domain

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