Hymn
Rejoice, the Lord is King!
Rejoice, the Lord is King!
Your Lord and King adore;
Mortals, give thanks and sing,
And triumph evermore;
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice,
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
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.
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
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.
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
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.
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
Rejoice, the Lord is King! — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/rejoice-the-lord-is-king
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Rejoice, the Lord is King?
The words of Rejoice, the Lord is King were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1929. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Evening and The End of Life.
Is Rejoice, the Lord is King public domain?
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What is the metre of Rejoice, the Lord is King?
Rejoice, the Lord is King is in 6.6.6.6.8.8. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, For New Year's Day, On Opening a Place of Worship and The Jubilee.