Rejoice in the Lord ‎#597

597. Rejoice, the Lord Is King

1 Rejoice, the Lord is King:
your Lord and King adore!
Rejoice, 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 Lord 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 heav'n;
the keys of death and hell
to Christ the Lord are giv'n.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice:
rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

Text Information

• First Line: Rejoice, the Lord is King
• Title: Rejoice, the Lord Is King
• Author: Charles Wesley (1746)
• Refrain First Line: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice
• Meter: 6.6.6.6.88
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Philippians 4:4
  ;
  Hebrews 1:3
  ;
  Revelation 1:18
• Topic: Processional Hymns
• Notes: One refrain on stanza 1-2; another refrain on stanza 3 with organ postlude

Tune Information

• Name: GOPSAL
• Composer: G. F. Handel (c. 1747)
• Composer (bass): John Wilson (1964, 1968)
• Meter: 6.6.6.6.88
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Music realized from original figured bass by John Wilson, used by permission of Oxford University Press