Charles Wesley, 1746
[Key: Ab]

 

Verse 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!

 

Verse 2
Jesus, 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!

 

Verse 3
His kingdom cannot fail,
He rules o’er earth and Heav’n,
The keys of death and hell
Are to our Jesus giv’n;
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

 

Verse 4
He sits at God’s right hand
‘Till all His foes submit,
And bow to His command,
And fall beneath His feet:
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

 

Verse 5
He all His foes shall crush,
Shall all our sins destroy,
And every saint shall rush
With pure unending joy;
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice,
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

 

Verse 6
Rejoice in glorious hope!
Jesus the Judge shall come,
And take His servants
Up to their eternal home.
We soon shall hear the archangel’s voice;
The trump of God shall sound, rejoice!