Rejoice! the Lord is King!

Your Lord and King adore;

Ye sons of men, give thanks and sing, And triumph evermore.

The mighty Saviour reigns,

In glorious worlds above;
His justice and his truth maintains
The glory of his love.

His kingdom cannot fail,

Nor his dominion cease;
Nor sin nor woe can e'er prevail,
Against the Prince of Peace.

In conflicts with his foes,

He conquered in the strife;
Nor death itself could long oppose
The mighty Lord of Life.
Lift up the grateful voice,
To sing his might and love!

Come, ye who love the Lord,

And let your joys be known; Join in a song, with sweet accord, While ye surround the throne. The sorrows of the mind

Be banished from this place;
Religion never was designed
To make our pleasures less.
Believers here have found,
A heaven begun below;
Celestial fruits, on earthly ground,
From faith and hope will grow.

They hear their Saviour's voice,
And enter into rest;

In him they evermore rejoice,
By him forever blest.

The hill of Zion yields

A thousand sacred sweets, Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets. Then let our songs abound, And every tear be dry;

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Behold the morning sun

Begins his glorious way;

His beams through all the nations ri And life and light convey.

But where the gospel comes,

It spreads diviner light;
The pilgrim's pathway it illumes,
And cheers his longing sight.
How perfect is thy word!
And all thy judgments just!