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| Text: | Hail the day that sees him rise |
| Author: | Charles Wesley |
| Tune: | VIENNA |
1 Hail the day that sees him rise,
And ascend his native skies!
Christ, awhile to mortals given,
Enters now the gates of heaven.
2 There the glorious triumph waits;
Lift your heads, eternal gates!
Christ hath vanquished death and sin;
Take the King of glory in.
3 See, the heaven its Lord receives!
Yet he loves the earth he leaves;
Though returning to his throne,
Still he calls mankind his own.
4 See, he lifts his hands above!
See, he shows the prints of love!
Hark! his gracious lips bestow
Blessings on his church below.
5 Saviour, parted from our sight,
High above yon azure hight,
Grant our hearts may thither rise,
Following thee beyond the skies.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Hail the day that sees him rise |
| Author: | Charles Wesley |
| Publication Date: | 1886 |
| Topic: | Christ: Resurrection and Ascension |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | VIENNA |
| Meter: | 7s |
| Key: | G Major or modal |
| Source: | German Chorale |
| Notes: | Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #333, 407, or 15. |
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