88b. Christ ascending and reigning

1 Oh for a shout of sacred joy
To God the sovereign King!
Let every land their tongues employ,
And hymns of triumph sing.

2 Jesus our God ascends on high;
His heavenly guards around
Attend him rising thro' the sky,
With trumpet's joyful sound.

3 While angels shout and praise their King,
Let mortals learn their strains;
Let all the earth his honours sing;
O’er all the earth he reigns.

4 Rehearse his praise with awe profound,
Let knowledge guide the song;
Nor mock him with a solemn sound
Upon a thoughtless tongue.

5 In Israel stood his antient throne,
He lov'd that chosen race;
But now he calls the world his own,
And heathens taste his grace.

6 The Gentile nations are the Lord’s,
There Abraham’s God is known;
While powers and princes, shields and swords
Submit before his throne.

Text Information
First Line: Oh for a shout of sacred joy
Title: Christ ascending and reigning
Language: English
Publication Date: 1786
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Topic: Ascension of Christ; Church: of the Gentiles; Gentiles: owning the true God
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