Rejoice The Lord Is King

Words:
Charles Wesley
Music:
Friedrich Schneider, Arr. by Lowell Mason

Sheet music

  1. 1Rejoice, 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!Rejoice, again (Rejoice, again) I say, rejoice!
  2. 2Jesus, the Savior, reigns,The God 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!Rejoice, again (Rejoice, again) I say, rejoice!
  3. 3His Kingdom cannot fail,He rules o’er earth and heav’n;The keys of death and hellAre to our Jesus giv’n:Lift up your heart, lift up your voice!Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!Rejoice, again (Rejoice, again) I say, rejoice!
  4. 4Rejoice, in glorious hope!Our Lord the Judge shall come,And take His servants upTo their eternal home.Lift up your heart, lift up your voice!Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!Rejoice, again (Rejoice, again) I say, rejoice!

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1744, the words are in 805 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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