Hymn
Angels! Roll the Rock Away
Angel, roll the rock away;
Death, yield up thy mighty prey!
See, He rises from the tomb,
Glowing in immortal bloom,
Glowing in immortal bloom.
'Tis the Savior! Angels, raise
Fame's eternal trump of praise;
Let the world's remotest bound
Hear the joy-inspiring sound,
Hear the joy-inspiring sound.
Heav'n displays its portals wide;
Glorious Hero, thro' them ride!
King of glory, mount Thy throne,
Thy great Father's and Thine own!
Thy great Father's and Thine own!
Host of heav'n, seraphic fires!
Raptured sweep your sounding lyres;
Sons of men, in humbler strain,
Sing your mighty Savior's reign!
Sing your mighty Savior's reign!
Ev'ry note with wonder swell;
Sin o'erthrown, and captive hell!
Where, O death, is now thy sting?
Where thy terrors, vanquished king?
Where thy terrors, vanquished King?
Amen.
Angels! Roll the Rock Away — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/angels-roll-the-rock-away
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Angels! Roll the Rock Away?
The words of Angels! Roll the Rock Away were written by Thomas Scott; the version here was published in 1930. The library also holds Escape For Thy Life, another hymn by Thomas Scott.
Is Angels! Roll the Rock Away public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from American Lutheran Hymnal, published in 1930. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Angels! Roll the Rock Away?
Angels! Roll the Rock Away is in 7.7.7.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, When on Sinai's top I see, Gracious Spirit! Love Divine! and Opening Worship.