Hymn
Christ our High Priest and King, and Christ coming to judgment
Now to the Lord, who makes us know
The wonders of his dying love,
Be humble honors paid below,
And strains of nobler praise above.
'Twas he who cleansed our foulest sins,
And washed us in his precious blood;
'Tis he who makes us priest and kings,
And brings us rebels near to God.
To Jesus, our atoning Priest,
To Jesus, our eternal King,
Be everlasting power confessed!
Let every tongue his glory sing.
Behold! on flying clouds he comes,
And every eye shall see him move;
Though with our sins we pierced him once,
He now displays his pardoning love.
The unbelieving world shall wail,
While we rejoice to see the day;
Come, Lord! nor let thy promise fail,
Nor let thy chariot long delay.
Christ our High Priest and King, and Christ coming to judgment — Text from Laudes Domini, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/christ-our-high-priest-and-king-and-christ-coming-to-judgment
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Christ our High Priest and King, and Christ coming to judgment?
The words of Christ our High Priest and King, and Christ coming to judgment were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Behold the Glories of the Lamb and Preservation by Day and Night.
Is Christ our High Priest and King, and Christ coming to judgment public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Laudes Domini, published in 1890. 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 Christ our High Priest and King, and Christ coming to judgment?
Christ our High Priest and King, and Christ coming to judgment is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Sinner, O, why so thoughtless grown?, A Morning Hymn and God's Promise Unchangeable.