299. Christ is the King! O friends rejoice

1 Christ is the King! O friends rejoice;
brothers and sisters, with one voice
make all men know he is your choice.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

2 O magnify the Lord, and raise
anthems of joy and holy praise
for Christ's brave saints of ancient days.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

3 They with a faith for ever new
followed the King, and round him drew
thousands of faithful men and true.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

4 O Christian women, Christian men,
all the world over, seek again
the Way disciples followed then.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

5 Christ through all ages is the same:
place the same hope in his great name,
with the same faith his word proclaim.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

6 Let love's unconquerable might
your scattered companies unite
in service to the Lord of light.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

7 So shall God's will on earth be done,
new lamps be lit, new tasks begun,
and the whole church at last be one.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Text Information
First Line: Christ is the King! O friends rejoice
Author: George Kennedy Allen Bell, 1883-1958 (alt.)
Meter: 8.8.8
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Topic: General Hymns: Church/Fellowship/Mission
Notes: Another setting of GELOBT SEI GOTT (VULPIUS) is found t 171, 182
Tune Information
Name: GELOBT SIE GOTT (VULPIUS)
Composer: Melchior Vulpius, c1560-1616
Meter: 8.8.8
Key: C Major



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