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Rejoice, the Lord Is King
1. Rejoice, the Lord is King!
Your Lord and King adore;
mortals, give thanks and sing,
and triumph evermore.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
rejoice; again I say, rejoice.
2. Jesus the Savior reigns,
the God of truth and love;
when he had purged our stains,
he took his seat above.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
rejoice; again I say, rejoice.
3. His kingdom cannot fail;
he rules o'er earth and heaven;
the keys of earth and hell
are to our Jesus given.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
rejoice; again I say, rejoice.
4. Rejoice in glorious hope!
Jesus the Judge shall come,
and take his servants up
to their eternal home.
We soon shall hear th'archangel's voice;
the trump of God shall sound, rejoice!
WORDS: Charles Wesley, 1746
MUSIC: John Darwall, 1770
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
Theme: Adoration and Praise; Christ's Gracious Life: Resurrection and Exaltation; Christian Year: Christ the King; Jesus Christ: Lordship; Joy; Kingdom Of God; New Heaven and a New Earth: Return and Reign of the Lord; Processionals; Responses, Antiphonal; Triumph