The Lord Ascendeth Up on High

Representative Text

1 The Lord ascendeth up on high,
the Lord hath triumphed gloriously,
in power and might excelling;
the grave and hell are captive led,
see him return, our glorious Head,
to his eternal dwelling.

2 The heavens with joy receive their Lord,
by saints, by angel hosts adored;
O day of exultation!
Come earth, adore thy glorious King!
His rising, his ascension sing
with grateful adoration!

3 Our great High Priest hath gone before,
now on his Church his grace to pour;
and still his love he giveth:
oh, may our hearts to him ascend;
may all within us upward tend
to him who ever liveth!

Source: Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #440

Author: Arthur T. Russell

Arthur Tozer Russell was born at Northampton, March 20, 1806. He entered S. John's College, Cambridge, in 1824, took the Hulsean Prize in 1825, and was afterwards elected to a scholarship. He was ordained Deacon in 1829, Priest in 1830, and the same year was appointed Vicar of Caxton. In 1852, he was preferred to the vicarage of Whaddon. In 1863, he removed to S. Thomas', Toxteth Park, near Liverpool, and in 1867, to Holy Trinity, Wellington, Salop. He is the editor and author of numerous publications, among them several volumes of hymns. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, 1872.… Go to person page >

Notes

The Lord ascendeth up on high. A. T. Russell. [Ascension.] Published in the Hymns for Published Worship and Private Devotion, published for the benefit of the London German Hospital, Dalston, 1848, in 4 stanzas of 6 lines. In 1854 stanzas i., ii., and a third stanza by Bishop How, were given in Morrell and How's Psalms & Hymns, No. 51, each stanza being in 7 lines. This text was repeated in the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Church Hymns, 1871.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #3572
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 37 of 37)
Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns #128

Church Hymnal, Fourth Edition #155

TextPage Scan

Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #440

Church Hymns with Tunes #148

TextAudio

Common Praise #173a

TextPage Scan

Common Praise #173b

Page Scan

Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #123a

Page Scan

Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #123b

Hymnal for Colleges and Schools #105

Hymnal for Colleges and Schools. 3rd ed. #d298

Page Scan

Hymns and Chorales #129

Page Scan

Hymns and Offices of Worship #72

Hymns and Psalms #210

Page Scan

Hymns for Church and Home #127

TextPage Scan

Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #440

Page Scan

Offices of Worship and Hymns #72

Page Scan

Offices of Worship and Hymns #156

TextPage Scan

Rejoice in the Lord #330

Page Scan

School and Parish Hymnal #132

TextPage Scan

The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #200

Page Scan

The Bach Chorale Book #37

The Canadian Youth Hymnal #251

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #3572

Page Scan

The English Hymnal #148

Page Scan

The English Hymnal #148

TextPage Scan

The Hymnal #172

TextPage Scan

The Hymnal 1982 #219

TextPage Scan

The Hymnbook #212

Page Scan

The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #189

TextPage Scan

The Lutheran Hymnary #362

TextPage Scan

The New English Hymnal #135

The Oxford Hymn Book #114

Page Scan

The Oxford Hymn Book #114

Exclude 27 pre-1979 instances
Suggestions or corrections? Contact us