The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6261

6261. Sound the High Praises

1. Sound the high praises of Jesus our king,
He came and He conquered, His victory sing;
Sing, for the pow’r of the tyrant is broken,
The triumph’s complete over death and the grave;
Vain is their boasting, Jehovah has spoken,
And Jesus proclaimed Himself mighty to save.
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Sound the high praises of Jesus our king,
He came and He conquered, His victory sing.

2. Praise to the conqueror! Praise to the Lord,
The enemy quailed at the might of His Word;
In Heav’n He ascends and unfolds the glad story,
The hosts of the blessèd exult in His fame:
In love He looks down from the throne of His glory,
And rescues the ruined who trust in His name.
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Text Information

• First Line: Sound the high praises of Jesus our king
• Title: Sound the High Praises
• Author: John Charles Ryle (1869)
• Language: English
• Source: John C. Ryle, in Sabbath Songs, by L. Marshall, J. C. Proctor & S. Burnham (Boston, Massachusetts: Lee & Shepard, 1869).
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Sound the high praises of Jesus our king]
• Composer: James McGranahan (1878)
• Incipit: 56715 33567 15327
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain