Thou Art Gone Up On High

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Thou art [hast] gone up on high, To mansions, &c. Emma Toke, née Leslie. [Ascension.] Written in 1851, and contributed anonymously to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Hymns for Public Worship, 1852, No. 61, in 3 stanzas of 4 lines; and again in later editions of the same collection. Its use is very extensive in most English-speaking countries. The text is seldom altered, a marked instance to the contrary, however, being the Hymnary, 1872. In Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1861, stanza i., 1. 2, reads "To realms"; but in the 1875 edition the original reading " To mansions" is restored.
In 1871, Mrs. Toke slightly altered the text for the Rev. R. Judd's Sunday School Liturgy & Hymn Book, No. 62 (Halifax), and wrote at the same time the following additional verse, which is given in Judd's collection as the first:—

"Thou hast gone up on high!
Triumphant o'er the grave,
And captive led captivity,
Thy ransomed ones to save.
Thou hast gone up on high!
Oh! help us to ascend,
And there with Thee continually,
In heart and spirit blend."

This stanza is practically unknown to compilers, and is not in general use.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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The Church Porch #73

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high To mansions [realms] First Line: Thou art gone up on high To mansions [realms] Author: Emma Leslie Toke Date: 1874

The Church Porch #73

The Church Porch #85

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Tune Title: WEDFORD Date: 1899

The Church Porch #85

The Church Porch #85

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Tune Title: WEDFORD Date: 1893

The Church Porch #85

The Church Praise Book #647

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Author: Emma Toke Date: 1881

The Church Praise Book #647

The Church-Book #d449

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high To mansions [realms] First Line: Thou art gone up on high To mansions [realms] Author: Emma Leslie Toke Date: 1883

The Church-Book #d449

The Churchman's Hymn-Book, a Collection of Hymns Old and New, for Use in the Services of the Church #d389

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high To mansions [realms] First Line: Thou art gone up on high To mansions [realms] Author: Emma Leslie Toke Date: 1874

The Churchman's Hymn-Book, a Collection of Hymns Old and New, for Use in the Services of the Church #d389

The College Hymnal #329

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Author: Emma Toke Date: 1876

The College Hymnal #329

The Cyber Hymnal #6656

Display Title: Thou Art Gone Up on High First Line: Thou art gone up on high, to mansions in the skies Tune Title: OLIVET (Dykes) Author: Emma L. Toke Meter: SMD Source: Hymns for Public Worship, by the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, 1852

The Cyber Hymnal #6656

The English Hymnal #149

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Author: Mrs. E. Toke, 1812-72 Meter: D.S.M. Date: 1906

The English Hymnal #149

The English Hymnal #149

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Tune Title: OLD 25TH Author: Mrs. E. Toke, 1812-72 Date: 1906

The English Hymnal #149

The English Hymnal #149

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Tune Title: OLD 25TH Author: Mrs. E. Toke, 1812-72 Date: 1933

The English Hymnal #149

The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes #256a

Display Title: Thou art gone up on High To mansions in the skies First Line: Thou art gone up on High To mansions in the skies Author: Emma (Leslie) Toke Date: 1880

The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes #256a

The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes #256b

Display Title: Thou art gone up on High To mansions in the skies First Line: Thou art gone up on High To mansions in the skies Author: Emma (Leslie) Toke Date: 1880

The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes #256b

The Hymnal #252

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Tune Title: CHALVEY Author: Emma L. Toke Meter: S.M.D. Date: 1921 Subject: Christ | Ascension of

The Hymnal #252

The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer with accompanying tunes (3rd ed., rev. and enl.) #234

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Meter: SMD Date: 1893

The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer with accompanying tunes (3rd ed., rev. and enl.) #234

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d650

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high To mansions [realms] First Line: Thou art gone up on high To mansions [realms] Author: Emma Leslie Toke Date: 1890

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d650

The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #373a

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Tune Title: [Thou art gone up on high] Author: Mrs. Emma Toke Meter: D. S. M. Date: 1894 Subject: Ascensiontide | ; General |

The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #373a

The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #373b

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Tune Title: [Thou art gone up on high] Author: Mrs. Emma Toke Meter: D. S. M. Date: 1894 Subject: Ascensiontide | ; General |

The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #373b

The Hymnal #189

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Tune Title: OLD TWENTY-FIFTH Author: Emma L. Toke Meter: S.M.D. Date: 1916 Subject: The Ascension Day |

The Hymnal #189

The Hymnal #247

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Author: Emma L. Toke Date: 1895

The Hymnal #247

The Hymnal #252

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Author: Mrs. Emma L. Toke Meter: S. M. D. Date: 1912 Subject: Jesus Christ Our Lord | Ascension

The Hymnal #252

The Hymnal #373a

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Author: Emma Toke Date: 1893

The Hymnal #373a

The Hymnal #373b

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Author: Emma Toke Date: 1893

The Hymnal #373b

The Hymnal #113

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Date: 1872

The Hymnal #113

The Hymns for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Congregations #d488

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high To mansions [realms] First Line: Thou art gone up on high To mansions [realms] Author: Emma Leslie Toke Date: 1906

The Hymns for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Congregations #d488

The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #1497

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high To mansions [realms] First Line: Thou art gone up on high To mansions [realms] Author: Emma Leslie Toke Date: 1908

The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #1497

The Lutheran Hymnary #368

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Tune Title: [Thou art gone up on high] Author: Emma L. Toke Meter: S. M. 8L. Date: 1913 Subject: The Church Year | Ascension; The Church Year | Sixth Sunday after Easter

The Lutheran Hymnary #368

The New Laudes Domini #469

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Author: Mrs. Emma L. Toke Date: 1892 Subject: The Lord Jesus Christ | Exaltation and Offices

The New Laudes Domini #469

The Order for Evensong #9

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Tune Title: HASELBURY Author: Emma Toke, died 1872 Date: 1902

The Order for Evensong #9

The Oxford Hymn Book #115

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Meter: SMD Date: 1925

The Oxford Hymn Book #115

The Oxford Hymn Book #115

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Tune Title: OLD 25TH Author: Emma Toke (1812-1878) Date: 1920

The Oxford Hymn Book #115

The Praise Hymnary #306

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Author: Mrs. E. L. Toke Meter: S. M. D. Date: 1898 Subject: Christ | Crowned and Enthroned

The Praise Hymnary #306

The Presbyterian Book of Praise #63

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Tune Title: FRANCONIA Author: Emma Toke Meter: S. M. Scripture: Matthew 25:31; Luke 24:51; Ephesians 4:8-10; Jude 1:14 Date: 1897 Subject: God: His Attributes, Works and Word | The Son - Ascension and Exaltation

The Presbyterian Book of Praise #63

The Presbyterian Book of Praise #63

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Author: Emma Toke Date: 1915

The Presbyterian Book of Praise #63

The Sarum Hymnal #170

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Meter: SMD Date: 1869

The Sarum Hymnal #170

The Scottish Hymnal #62

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Tune Title: POTSDAM Date: 1892

The Scottish Hymnal #62

The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book #185

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Tune Title: KILDARE Author: Emma Toke Date: 1897

The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book #185

University Hymns #126

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Tune Title: OLIVET Author: Emma Toke Date: 1907

University Hymns #126

Worship in Song #237

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Author: E. Toke Date: 1880

Worship in Song #237

Worship Song #133

Display Title: Thou art gone up on high First Line: Thou art gone up on high Tune Title: ASCENSION Author: Emma Toke Date: 1905 Subject: The Lord Jesus Christ | His Ascension

Worship Song #133

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