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["The Lord is risʼn indeed !”— Then Justice asks no more : Mercy and Truth are now agreed, Which stood oppos'd before.]

"The Lord is ris'n indeed!”— Then is his work perform'd: The captive Surety now is freed, And death, our foe, disarm'd.

4 ["The Lord is ris'n indeed!”
Then hell has lost his prey:
With him is ris'n the ransom'd seed,
To reign in endless day!]

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"The Lord is ris'n indeed!"
He lives to die no more:

He lives, the sinner's cause to plead,
Whose curse and shame he bore.

6 "The Lord is ris'n indeed!"
Attending angels, hear;

Up to the courts of heaven with speed
The joyful tidings bear.

7 Then take your golden lyres,
And strike each cheerful chord;
Join, all the bright celestial choirs,
To sing our risen Lord.

123. Resurrection.

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Now is CHRIST risen from the dead, and become the first
fruits of them that slept.-1 Cor. xv. 20.
THE Lord is ris'n, O glorious hour!
When JESUS, by Almighty pow'r,
Reviv'd, and left the grave!
In all his works behold him great!
Before almighty to create!
Almighty now to save.

2 "The first-begotten from the dead,"
Behold him ris'n, his people's head!
To make their life secure ;

They too like him shall yield their breath, Like him, shall burst the bands of death: Their resurrection sure.

3 Why should his people now be sad? None have such reason to be glad, As reconcil'd to God.

JESUS, the mighty SAVIOUR, lives:
To them eternal life he gives: {
The purchase of his blood.

4 Why should his people fear the grave?
Since JESUS will their spirits save,
And raise their bodies too:
What tho' this earthly house shall fail?
Almighty pow'r will yet prevail,
And build it up anew.

5 [Ye ransom'd, let your praise resound, And in your master's work abound,

Steadfast, immoveable:

Be sure your labour's not in vain;
Your bodies shall be rais'd again,
No more corruptible.]

124. Ascension. C.M.

And he hath on his vesture, and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. REV. xix. 16.

WHENCE those unusual bursts of joy?
Whose sound thro' heaven rings?
They welcome JESUS to the sky,
And crown him "King of Kings."

2 [At sight of him, yon seraphs bright
Exulting clap their wings;

They hail their Lord with new delight And crown him "King of Kings.”] 3 The brightest angel glory boasts, To him his tribute brings;

And joins high heav'n's assembled hosts, To crown him "King of Kings."

4 [Look up, ye saints, and while ye gaze, Forget all earthly things:

Unite to sing the SAVIOUR'S praise, And crown him "King of Kings."]

5 While heav'n in honour of his name, With exultation rings,

His saints on earth will own his claim, And crown him "King of Kings."

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6 When here, he bore our sin and shame; And thence our comfort springs : 'Tis meet we should exalt his name, And crown him "King of Kings."

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7 We hope ere long, beyond those clouds, To tune celestial strings;

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And join with heav'n's exulting crowds,
To crown him "King of Kings."

124.2. His Ascension. L.M.

up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in, &c. PSALM xxiv. 7, &c.

JESUS is risen from the dead;

The SAVIOUR is gone up on high: The powers of hell are captive ledDragg'd to the portals of the sky. 2 There his triumphal chariot waits; And angels chant the solemn lay:'Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates! Ye everlasting doors, give way

2 Loose all your bars of massy light,
And wide unfold the radiant scene;
He claims these mansions as his right-
Receive the King of Glory in..

4 "Who is the King of Glory, who ?"
The Lord that all his foes o'ercame ;
The world,sin,death, and hell o'erthrew;
And JESUS is the Conq'ror's name.

5 Lo! his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay, 'Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates! "Ye everlasting doors, give way!" 6 "Who is the King of Glory, who?-" The Lord of boundless power possest; The King of Saints and Angels too; GOD over all, for ever blest!

125. Ascension. 8-7.

Death is swallowed up in victory.-1. COR. xv. 54.
HARK? ten thousand voices cry,
Vict'ry, vict'ry, thro' the sky!
Swiftly flies the welcome sound,
Spreading rapt'rous joys around.

2 JESUS comes, his conflict over,
Comes to claim his great reward:
Angels round the victor hover,
Crowding to behold their Lord,
3 0 what honours now await him!
Friends and foes shall hear his voice;
Tremble, tremble, ye that hate him;
Ye who love his name, rejoice.

4 Yonder throne for him erected,
Now become the victor's seat:
Lo! the man on earth rejected!
Angels worship at his feet.