LYRICS
| Meter: | 7 7 7 7 with Alleluias
| | Writer(s): | Charles Wesley & Thomas Cotterill
| | Transl/Adapt: |
| | Dates: | 1742
| | Bible Refs: | Mk 16:19
| Anglican Hymn Book 1965
| 1965
| 203
| Australian Hymn Book/With One Voice
| 1977
| 291
| Baptist Hymn Book
| 1962
| 167
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 1919
| 1919
| 162
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 1960
| 1960
| 150
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 2000
| 2000
| 266
| Church Hymnal Revised
| 1920
| 128
| Common Praise (Anglican C. of Canada)
| 1998
| 247
| Common Praise: Hymns Ancient & Modern
| 2000
| 167
| Complete Mission Praise
| 2000
| 202
| Hymnal Comp to Book of Common Prayer
| 1890
| 226
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Edition
| 1904
| 172
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard
| 1983
| 87
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Revised
| 1950
| 147
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard
| 1922
| 147
| Hymns and Psalms with SA Sup.
| 1983
| 197
| Hymns for Today's Church 2
| 1988
| 176
| Hymns for Worship and Celebration
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| 232
| Hymns of Faith
| 1964
| 209
| Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican Editi
| 2000
| 255
| Hymns Old & New, New Anglican Edition
| 1996
| 191
| Methodist Hymn Book - Hymns
| 1954
| 221
| Mirfield Mission Hymn Book
| 1955
| 34
| New English Hymnal
| 1985
| 130
| Oxford Hymn Book
| 1925
| 113
| Sarum Hymnal
| 1869
| 162
| Sing Glory
| 1999
| 434
| Songs of Praise
| 1925
| 98
| Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition
| 1931
| 172
| The Book of Common Praise
| 1908
| 179
| The Book of Common Praise - Revised
| 1938
| 174
| The English Hymnal
| 1906
| 143
| The Hymn Book of Angl & Unit Ch Canada
| 1971
| 477
| The Hymnal 1940
| 1940
| 104
| The Hymnal 1982
| 1982
| 214
| Together in Song: The Australian HB II
| 1999
| 369
| United Methodist Hymn Book
| 1989
| 312
| Universal Hymn Book
| 1885
| 192
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MUSIC
Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary
| 345
| No key
| American Catholic Hymnbook
| 137
| No key
| Hymns for Worship and Celebration
| 232
| F
| Baptist Hymn Book
| 154
| G
| Hymns of Faith
| 193
| G
| Hymns and Psalms with SA Sup.
| 14
| G
| Methodist Hymn Book - Hymns
| 205
| G
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Alternate Tunes
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| 1. Hail the day that sees Him rise,
Alleluia!
To His throne above the skies,
Alleluia!
Christ, awhile to mortals given,
Alleluia!
Reascends His native heaven,
Alleluia!
2. There the glorious triumph waits,
Alleluia!
Lift your heads, eternal gates,
Alleluia!
Christ hath conquered death and sin,
Alleluia!
Take the King of glory in,
Alleluia!
3. Circled round with angel powers,
Alleluia!
Their triumphant Lord, and ours,
Alleluia!
Conqueror over death and sin,
Alleluia!
“Take the King of glory in!
Alleluia!”
4. Him though highest heav’n receives,
Alleluia!
Still He loves the earth He leaves,
Alleluia!
Though returning to His throne,
Alleluia!
Still He calls mankind His own,
Alleluia!
5. See! He lifts His hands above,
Alleluia!
See! He shows the prints of love,
Alleluia!
Hark! His gracious lips bestow,
Alleluia!
Blessings on His church below,
Alleluia!
6. Still for us His death He pleads,
Alleluia!
Prevalent He intercedes,
Alleluia!
Near Himself prepares our place,
Alleluia!
Harbinger of human race,
Alleluia!
7. Master, (will we ever say),
Alleluia!
Taken from our head to day,
Alleluia!
See Thy faithful servants, see,
Alleluia!
Ever gazing up to Thee,
Alleluia!
8. Grant, though parted from our sight,
Alleluia!
Far above yon azure height,
Alleluia!
Grant our hearts may thither rise,
Alleluia!
Seeking Thee beyond the skies,
Alleluia!
9. Ever upward let us move,
Alleluia!
Wafted on the wings of love,
Alleluia!
Looking when our Lord shall come,
Alleluia!
Longing, gasping after home,
Alleluia!
10. There we shall with Thee remain,
Alleluia!
Partners of Thy endless reign,
Alleluia!
There Thy face unclouded see,
Alleluia!
Find our heaven of heavens in Thee,
Alleluia!
11. Master, parted from our sight,
Alleluia!
High above yon azure height,
Alleluia!
Grant our hearts may thither rise,
Alleluia!
Following Thee beyond the skies.
Alleluia!
12. ** alt verses
13. Hail the day that sees Him rise,
Alleluia!
To His throne above the skies,
Alleluia!
Christ, the Lamb for sinners given,
Alleluia!
Enters now the highest heaven,
Alleluia!
14. There for Him high triumph waits,
Alleluia!
Lift your heads, eternal gates,
Alleluia!
He hath conquered death and sin,
Alleluia!
Take the King of glory in,
Alleluia!
15. Lo! the heav’n the Lord receives,
Alleluia!
Yet He loves the earth He leaves,
Alleluia!
Though returning to His throne,
Alleluia!
Still He calls mankind His own,
Alleluia!
16. Still for us He intercedes,
Alleluia!
His prevailing Death He intercedes,
Alleluia!
Near Himself prepares our place,
Alleluia!
He the first-fruits of our race,
Alleluia!
17. Hail the day that sees Him rise,
Alleluia!
Ravished from our wistful eyes!,
Alleluia!
Christ, awhile to mortals given,
Alleluia!
Reascends His native heaven,
Alleluia!
18. There the pompous triumph waits,
Alleluia!
Lift your heads, eternal gates,
Alleluia!
Christ hath conquered death and sin,
Alleluia!
Take the King of glory in,
Alleluia!
19. Lord, though parted from our sight,
Alleluia!
Far above the starry height,
Alleluia!
Grant our hearts may thither rise,
Alleluia!
Seeking Thee above the skies.
Alleluia!
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